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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/neutan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *neutaną.
Verb
*neutan
- to use, to make use of
- to enjoy (the use of)
Inflection
| Strong class 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *neutan | |
| 1st sg. past | *naut | |
| 3rd pl. past | *nutun | |
| Past ptcple | *notan | |
| Infinitive | *neutan | |
| Genitive infin. | *neutannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *neutannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *neutannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *neutu | *naut |
| 2nd singular | *niutiʀi | *nutī |
| 3rd singular | *niutidi | *naut |
| 1st plural | *neutum | *nutum |
| 2nd plural | *niutid | *nutud |
| 3rd plural | *neutand | *nutun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *neutē | *nutī |
| 2nd singular | *neutēs | *nutī |
| 3rd singular | *neutē | *nutī |
| 1st plural | *neutēm | *nutīm |
| 2nd plural | *neutēþ | *nutīd |
| 3rd plural | *neutēn | *nutīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *neut | |
| Plural | *niutid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *neutandī | *notan |
Derived terms
- *bineutan
- *ganeutan
Related terms
- *nautijan
- *nuti
- *nutu
- *naut
Descendants
- Old English: nēotan
- Middle English: neoten (in derivatives)
- Old Frisian: niāta, nieta
- Old Saxon: niotan
- Middle Low German: nēten
- Old Dutch: nietan
- Middle Dutch: nieten
- Limburgish: nete
- Middle Dutch: nieten
- Old High German: niozan
- Middle High German: niezen