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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnaitijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnaitijaną.
Verb
*hnaitijan
- to hit, to poke, to strike
- to insult
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hnaitijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *hnaitidā | |
| Infinitive | *hnaitijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *hnaitijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *hnaitijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hnaitijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hnaitiju | *hnaitidā |
| 2nd singular | *hnaitisi | *hnaitidēs, *hnaitidōs |
| 3rd singular | *hnaitiþi | *hnaitidē, *hnaitidā |
| 1st plural | *hnaitijum | *hnaitidum |
| 2nd plural | *hnaitiþ | *hnaitidud |
| 3rd plural | *hnaitijanþ | *hnaitidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hnaitijē | *hnaitidī |
| 2nd singular | *hnaitijēs | *hnaitidī |
| 3rd singular | *hnaitijē | *hnaitidī |
| 1st plural | *hnaitijēm | *hnaitidīm |
| 2nd plural | *hnaitijēþ | *hnaitidīd |
| 3rd plural | *hnaitijēn | *hnaitidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hnaiti | |
| Plural | *hnaitiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hnaitijandī | *hnaitid |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *nētian
- Middle Low German: nêten
- Old High German: neizen
- Middle High German: neizen