Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nanþijan

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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 *nanþijaną.

Verb

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*nanþijan

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Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *nanþijan
1st sg. past *nanþidā
Infinitive *nanþijan
Genitive infin. *nanþijannjas
Dative infin. *nanþijannjē
Instrum. infin. *nanþijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *nanþiju *nanþidā
2nd singular *nanþisi *nanþidēs, *nanþidōs
3rd singular *nanþiþi *nanþidē, *nanþidā
1st plural *nanþijum *nanþidum
2nd plural *nanþiþ *nanþidud
3rd plural *nanþijanþ *nanþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *nanþijē *nanþidī
2nd singular *nanþijēs *nanþidī
3rd singular *nanþijē *nanþidī
1st plural *nanþijēm *nanþidīm
2nd plural *nanþijēþ *nanþidīd
3rd plural *nanþijēn *nanþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *nanþi
Plural *nanþiþ
Present Past
Participle *nanþijandī *nanþid

Descendants

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  • Old English: nēþan
  • Old Frisian: nētha
  • Old Saxon: nāthian
  • Old Dutch: nenden
  • Old High German: nenden