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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnaigijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną.
Verb
*hnaigijan
- to lower
- 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 |
Related terms
- *hnīgan
Descendants
- Old English: hnǣġan
- Middle English: neighen
- English: neigh
- Middle English: neighen
- ⇒ Old Saxon: gihnēgian
- Old Dutch: neigen
- Middle Dutch: neigen
- Dutch: neigen
- Limburgish: neige, nèège
- Middle Dutch: neigen
- Old High German: neigen