Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knēaną
(Redirected from Appendix:Proto-Germanic/knēaną)
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Likely from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”), the same root as *kunnaną, but the exact mode of derivation is unclear. It may reflect a back-formation from an older *knō-, which could be an original perfective or stative formation.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*knēaną[1]
- to know, recognise, understand
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *knēaną (strong class 7d)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *knāan
- Old Norse: kná (present indicative form) (a defective verb; present infinitive *knega is unattested)
- Icelandic: knega