Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kannjan

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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 *kanjaną.

Verb

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*kannjan

  1. to beget, bring forth

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kannjan
1st sg. past *kanidā
Infinitive *kannjan
Genitive infin. *kannjannjas
Dative infin. *kannjannjē
Instrum. infin. *kannjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kannju *kanidā
2nd singular *kanisi *kanidēs, *kanidōs
3rd singular *kaniþi *kanidē, *kanidā
1st plural *kannjum *kanidum
2nd plural *kaniþ *kanidud
3rd plural *kannjanþ *kanidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kannjē *kanidī
2nd singular *kannjēs *kanidī
3rd singular *kannjē *kanidī
1st plural *kannjēm *kanidīm
2nd plural *kannjēþ *kanidīd
3rd plural *kannjēn *kanidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kani
Plural *kaniþ
Present Past
Participle *kannjandī *kanid

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: cænnan, cennan, cynnan
  • Old Saxon: kennian
  • Old Dutch: *kennen