Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nāhwijan

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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 *nēhwijaną, equivalent to *nāhw (near) +‎ *-jan. Related to Old Norse (to approach) a class 3 weak verb derived from the same root.

Verb

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*nāhwijan

  1. to approach, to come near

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *nāhwijan
1st sg. past *nāhwidā
Infinitive *nāhwijan
Genitive infin. *nāhwijannjas
Dative infin. *nāhwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *nāhwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *nāhwiju *nāhwidā
2nd singular *nāhwisi *nāhwidēs, *nāhwidōs
3rd singular *nāhwiþi *nāhwidē, *nāhwidā
1st plural *nāhwijum *nāhwidum
2nd plural *nāhwiþ *nāhwidud
3rd plural *nāhwijanþ *nāhwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *nāhwijē *nāhwidī
2nd singular *nāhwijēs *nāhwidī
3rd singular *nāhwijē *nāhwidī
1st plural *nāhwijēm *nāhwidīm
2nd plural *nāhwijēþ *nāhwidīd
3rd plural *nāhwijēn *nāhwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *nāhwi
Plural *nāhwiþ
Present Past
Participle *nāhwijandī *nāhwid
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Descendants

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Some of the descendants show 'g' where 'h' is expected, this is likely a Verner alternation.

  • Old English: *nǣgan
  • Old Saxon: nāhian
  • Old High German: nāhen

References

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