Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnaikijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unclear, possibly related to *hnītaną. Could be a causative verb derived from an unattested *hnīkaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxnɑi̯.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnaikijaną

1. to strike
2. to kill

Inflection

Conjugation of *hnaikijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hnaikijō	*hnaikijaų	—	*hnaikijai	?
2nd singular	*hnaikīsi	*hnaikijais	*hnaikī	*hnaikijasai	*hnaikijaisau
3rd singular	*hnaikīþi	*hnaikijai	*hnaikijaþau	*hnaikijaþai	*hnaikijaiþau
1st dual	*hnaikijōs	*hnaikijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hnaikijaþiz	*hnaikijaiþiz	*hnaikijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*hnaikijamaz	*hnaikijaim	—	*hnaikijanþai	*hnaikijainþau
2nd plural	*hnaikīþ	*hnaikijaiþ	*hnaikīþ	*hnaikijanþai	*hnaikijainþau
3rd plural	*hnaikijanþi	*hnaikijain	*hnaikijanþau	*hnaikijanþai	*hnaikijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hnaikidǭ	*hnaikidēdį̄
2nd singular	*hnaikidēz	*hnaikidēdīz
3rd singular	*hnaikidē	*hnaikidēdī
1st dual	*hnaikidēdū	*hnaikidēdīw
2nd dual	*hnaikidēdudiz	*hnaikidēdīdiz
1st plural	*hnaikidēdum	*hnaikidēdīm
2nd plural	*hnaikidēdud	*hnaikidēdīd
3rd plural	*hnaikidēdun	*hnaikidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*hnaikijandz	*hnaikidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hnaikijan
  • Old English: hnǣcan
  • Old High German: neihhen
• Old Norse: hneikja