Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hneuwan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hnewwaną.

Verb

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*hneuwan

  1. to knock, to push, to shove

Inflection

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Strong class 2
Infinitive *hneuwan
1st sg. past *hnauw
3rd pl. past *hnuwun
Past ptcple *hnowan
Infinitive *hneuwan
Genitive infin. *hneuwannjas
Dative infin. *hneuwannjē
Instrum. infin. *hneuwannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hneuwu *hnauw
2nd singular *hniuwiʀi *hnuwī
3rd singular *hniuwidi *hnauw
1st plural *hneuwum *hnuwum
2nd plural *hniuwid *hnuwud
3rd plural *hneuwand *hnuwun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hneuwē *hnuwī
2nd singular *hneuwēs *hnuwī
3rd singular *hneuwē *hnuwī
1st plural *hneuwēm *hnuwīm
2nd plural *hneuwēþ *hnuwīd
3rd plural *hneuwēn *hnuwīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hniuw
Plural *hniuwid
Present Past
Participle *hneuwandī *hnowan

Descendants

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  • Old High German: hniuwan, niuwan