Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niitjaną

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

From *ne (“no, not”) +‎ *-itjaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈni.it.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*niitjaną

to say ‘no’, deny, refuse

Inflection

Conjugation of *niitjaną (weak class 1 j-present)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*niitjō	*niitjaų	—	*niitjai	?
2nd singular	*niitisi	*niitjais	*niiti	*niitjasai	*niitjaisau
3rd singular	*niitiþi	*niitjai	*niitjaþau	*niitjaþai	*niitjaiþau
1st dual	*niitjōs	*niitjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*niitjaþiz	*niitjaiþiz	*niitjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*niitjamaz	*niitjaim	—	*niitjanþai	*niitjainþau
2nd plural	*niitiþ	*niitjaiþ	*niitiþ	*niitjanþai	*niitjainþau
3rd plural	*niitjanþi	*niitjain	*niitjanþau	*niitjanþai	*niitjainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*niistǭ	*niistēdį̄
2nd singular	*niistēz	*niistēdīz
3rd singular	*niistē	*niistēdī
1st dual	*niistēdū	*niistēdīw
2nd dual	*niistēdudiz	*niistēdīdiz
1st plural	*niistēdum	*niistēdīm
2nd plural	*niistēdud	*niistēdīd
3rd plural	*niistēdun	*niistēdīn

	present	past
participles	*niitjandz	*niitidaz

Antonyms

*jahatjaną

Descendants

Old English: nǣtan (< *naitijaną)
Old Norse: níta; neita (< *naitijaną)
- Icelandic: neita
- → Middle English: niten; naiten
  - Scots: nyte, nite
  - English: nait