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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kannjan
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kanjaną.
Verb
*kannjan
- to beget, bring forth
Inflection
Class 1 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *kannjan | |
1st sg. past | *kanidā | |
Infinitive | *kannjan | |
Genitive infin. | *kannjannjas | |
Dative infin. | *kannjannjē | |
Instrum. infin. | *kannjannju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *kannju | *kanidā |
2nd singular | *kanisi | *kanidēs, *kanidōs |
3rd singular | *kaniþi | *kanidē, *kanidā |
1st plural | *kannjum | *kanidum |
2nd plural | *kaniþ | *kanidud |
3rd plural | *kannjanþ | *kanidun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *kannjē | *kanidī |
2nd singular | *kannjēs | *kanidī |
3rd singular | *kannjē | *kanidī |
1st plural | *kannjēm | *kanidīm |
2nd plural | *kannjēþ | *kanidīd |
3rd plural | *kannjēn | *kanidīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *kani | |
Plural | *kaniþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *kannjandī | *kanid |
Derived terms
- *gakannjan
- *uʀkannjan
Descendants
- Old English: cænnan, cennan, cynnan
- Middle English: kennen
- ⇒ Old English: oncennan
- → Old Norse: kenna
- Old Saxon: kennian
- Old Dutch: *kennen