Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhwāną

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *nēhwaz (“near, close”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.xʷɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*nēhwāną[1]

  1. to come closer, to approach

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *nēhwāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nēhwō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *nēhwaisi ? *nēhwai *nēhwāsai ?
3rd singular *nēhwaiþi ? *nēhwāþau *nēhwāþai ?
1st dual *nēhwōs ? — — —
2nd dual *nēhwāþiz ? *nēhwāþiz — —
1st plural *nēhwāmaz ? — *nēhwānþai ?
2nd plural *nēhwaiþ ? *nēhwaiþ *nēhwānþai ?
3rd plural *nēhwānþi ? *nēhwānþau *nēhwānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nēhwadǭ *nēhwadēdį̄
2nd singular *nēhwadēz *nēhwadēdīz
3rd singular *nēhwadē *nēhwadēdī
1st dual *nēhwadēdū *nēhwadēdīw
2nd dual *nēhwadēdudiz *nēhwadēdīdiz
1st plural *nēhwadēdum *nēhwadēdīm
2nd plural *nēhwadēdud *nēhwadēdīd
3rd plural *nēhwadēdun *nēhwadēdīn
present past
participles *nēhwāndz *nēhwadaz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*nēxwēnan ~ *nēxwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 286
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