Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/natjaną

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *nataz (“wet”) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*natjaną

1. to make wet; wetten

Inflection

Conjugation of *natjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*natjō	*natjaų	—	*natjai	?
2nd singular	*natisi	*natjais	*nati	*natjasai	*natjaisau
3rd singular	*natiþi	*natjai	*natjaþau	*natjaþai	*natjaiþau
1st dual	*natjōs	*natjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*natjaþiz	*natjaiþiz	*natjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*natjamaz	*natjaim	—	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
2nd plural	*natiþ	*natjaiþ	*natiþ	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
3rd plural	*natjanþi	*natjain	*natjanþau	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*natidǭ	*natidēdį̄
2nd singular	*natidēz	*natidēdīz
3rd singular	*natidē	*natidēdī
1st dual	*natidēdū	*natidēdīw
2nd dual	*natidēdudiz	*natidēdīdiz
1st plural	*natidēdum	*natidēdīm
2nd plural	*natidēdud	*natidēdīd
3rd plural	*natidēdun	*natidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*natjandz	*natidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nattjan
  • Old English: *nettan
    • ⇒? Middle English: netting (possibly from Middle Low German nette (“wetness, urine”), nattinge (“wetness”))
      • English: netting (“urine”)
  • Old Saxon: *nettian
    • Middle Low German: netten, natten
      • German Low German: natten, nattjen
  • Old Dutch: *netten
    • Middle Dutch: netten, natten
      • Dutch: netten
  • Old High German: nezzen
    • Middle High German: netzen
      • German: netzen (archaic); benetzen, nässen
      • Luxembourgish: netzen
• Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (natjan)

Etymology 2

From *natją (“net”) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*natjaną

1. to use a net
2. to catch with a net

Inflection

Conjugation of *natjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*natjō	*natjaų	—	*natjai	?
2nd singular	*natisi	*natjais	*nati	*natjasai	*natjaisau
3rd singular	*natiþi	*natjai	*natjaþau	*natjaþai	*natjaiþau
1st dual	*natjōs	*natjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*natjaþiz	*natjaiþiz	*natjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*natjamaz	*natjaim	—	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
2nd plural	*natiþ	*natjaiþ	*natiþ	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
3rd plural	*natjanþi	*natjain	*natjanþau	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*natidǭ	*natidēdį̄
2nd singular	*natidēz	*natidēdīz
3rd singular	*natidē	*natidēdī
1st dual	*natidēdū	*natidēdīw
2nd dual	*natidēdudiz	*natidēdīdiz
1st plural	*natidēdum	*natidēdīm
2nd plural	*natidēdud	*natidēdīd
3rd plural	*natidēdun	*natidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*natjandz	*natidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nattjan
  • Old High German: *nezzen
    • Middle High German: netzen
    • ⇒ Old High German: benezzen
• Old Norse: netja