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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnaigijan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną.

Verb

*hnaigijan

  1. to lower
  2. to cause to bow

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hnaigijan
1st sg. past *hnaigidā
Infinitive *hnaigijan
Genitive infin. *hnaigijannjas
Dative infin. *hnaigijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hnaigijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hnaigiju *hnaigidā
2nd singular *hnaigisi *hnaigidēs, *hnaigidōs
3rd singular *hnaigiþi *hnaigidē, *hnaigidā
1st plural *hnaigijum *hnaigidum
2nd plural *hnaigiþ *hnaigidud
3rd plural *hnaigijanþ *hnaigidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hnaigijē *hnaigidī
2nd singular *hnaigijēs *hnaigidī
3rd singular *hnaigijē *hnaigidī
1st plural *hnaigijēm *hnaigidīm
2nd plural *hnaigijēþ *hnaigidīd
3rd plural *hnaigijēn *hnaigidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hnaigi
Plural *hnaigiþ
Present Past
Participle *hnaigijandī *hnaigid

Descendants

  • Old English: hnǣġan
    • Middle English: neighen, neyen, neȝen, neiȝen
  • Old Saxon: *hnēgian
    • Middle Low German: nēgen
    • Old Saxon: gihnēgian
  • Old Dutch: neigen
  • Old High German: neigen, hneigen
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