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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gnīdaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰneydʰ- (to rub).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣniː.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gnīdaną[1][2]

  1. to rub, to grind

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gnīdan
    • Old English: gnīdan
      • Middle English: gniden, gnyde
    • Old Saxon: *gnīdan
    • Old High German: gnītan
      • Middle High German: gnīten
  • Old Norse: gníða
    • Icelandic: gníða
    • Old Swedish: gnidha
    • Danish: gnide, (obsolete) nithe

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gnīdan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 183
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gnīdanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138
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