Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnōjan

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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 *hnōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *knéh₂-ye-ti, from *kneh₂- (to scrape, scratch) +‎ *-yeti. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *knāyeti (to bite, chew), Lithuanian knója (to peel, tear), Ancient Greek κνώ (knṓ, to scrape, scratch).

Verb

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*hnōjan

  1. to scrape, plane

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hnōjan
1st sg. past *hnōidā
Infinitive *hnōjan
Genitive infin. *hnōjannjas
Dative infin. *hnōjannjē
Instrum. infin. *hnōjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hnōju *hnōidā
2nd singular *hnōisi *hnōidēs, *hnōidōs
3rd singular *hnōiþi *hnōidē, *hnōidā
1st plural *hnōjum *hnōidum
2nd plural *hnōiþ *hnōidud
3rd plural *hnōjanþ *hnōidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hnōjē *hnōidī
2nd singular *hnōjēs *hnōidī
3rd singular *hnōjē *hnōidī
1st plural *hnōjēm *hnōidīm
2nd plural *hnōjēþ *hnōidīd
3rd plural *hnōjēn *hnōidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hnōi
Plural *hnōiþ
Present Past
Participle *hnōjandī *hnōid

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *hnōan

Derived terms

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  • *hnōil
  • *hnōu
  • *hnōþi (groove)
    • Old High German: nuot
      • Middle High German: nuot

Descendants

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