Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/namnijaną
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| PIE word |
|---|
| *h₁nómn̥ |
From *namô + *-janą. Compare Ancient Greek ὀνομαίνω (onomaínō) for a parallel formation.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*namnijaną[3]
Inflection
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *namnijan
- Old Norse: nefna, nemna
- Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (namnjan)
References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*namnjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 280
- ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010), Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 99
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*namôn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 382-3: “*namnjan-”
