Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnippōn

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hnippōną.

Verb

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*hnippōn

  1. to pinch, squeeze
  2. to sip

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *hnippōn
1st sg. past *hnippōdā
Infinitive *hnippōn
Genitive infin. *hnippōnijas
Dative infin. *hnippōnijē
Instrum. infin. *hnippōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hnippō *hnippōdā
2nd singular *hnippōs *hnippōdēs, *hnippōdōs
3rd singular *hnippōþ *hnippōdē, *hnippōdā
1st plural *hnippōm *hnippōdum
2nd plural *hnippōþ *hnippōdud
3rd plural *hnippōnþ *hnippōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hnippō *hnippōdī
2nd singular *hnippōs *hnippōdī
3rd singular *hnippō *hnippōdī
1st plural *hnippōm *hnippōdīm
2nd plural *hnippōþ *hnippōdīd
3rd plural *hnippōn *hnippōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hnippō
Plural *hnippōþ
Present Past
Participle *hnippōndī *hnippōd
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Descendants

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  • Old English: *hnippian
    • Middle English: nippen (possibly loaned from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German instead)
  • Old Saxon: *hnippōn
  • Old Dutch: *nippon
  • Old High German: *nipfōn