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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gnagan

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

Alternative forms

  • *knagan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gnaganą.

Verb

*gnagan

  1. to gnaw

Inflection

Strong class 6
Infinitive *gnagan
1st sg. past *gnōg
3rd pl. past *gnōgun
Past ptcple *gnagan
Infinitive *gnagan
Genitive infin. *gnagannjas
Dative infin. *gnagannjē
Instrum. infin. *gnagannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gnagu *gnōg
2nd singular *gnagiʀi *gnōgī
3rd singular *gnagidi *gnōg
1st plural *gnagum *gnōgum
2nd plural *gnagid *gnōgud
3rd plural *gnagand *gnōgun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gnagē *gnōgī
2nd singular *gnagēs *gnōgī
3rd singular *gnagē *gnōgī
1st plural *gnagēm *gnōgīm
2nd plural *gnagēþ *gnōgīd
3rd plural *gnagēn *gnōgīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gnag
Plural *gnagid
Present Past
Participle *gnagandī *gnagan

Descendants

  • Old English: gnagan, *cnagan
  • Old Frisian: *gnaga
    • Saterland Frisian: gnaue; gnauje; gnauelje
    • West Frisian: gnauwe
  • Old Saxon: knagan, gnagan
  • Old Dutch: *gnagan, *cnagan
  • Old High German: gnagan, knagan, nagan
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