Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnappōną

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 Pre-Germanic *knobʰnéh₂-, an o-grade iterative to Proto-Indo-European *knebʰ- (to pick). Related to Lithuanian knabt (to peck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxnɑp.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnappōną

  1. to pick, pluck, tear off

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *hnapp- against *hnab-.

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hnappō *hnappǭ *hnappōi ?
2nd singular *hnappōsi *hnappōs *hnappō *hnappōsai *hnappōsau
3rd singular *hnappōþi *hnappō *hnappōþau *hnappōþai *hnappōþau
1st dual *hnappōs *hnappōw
2nd dual *hnappōþiz *hnappōþiz *hnappōþiz
1st plural *hnappōmaz *hnappōm *hnappōnþai *hnappōnþau
2nd plural *hnappōþ *hnappōþ *hnappōþ *hnappōnþai *hnappōnþau
3rd plural *hnappōnþi *hnappōn *hnappōnþau *hnappōnþai *hnappōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hnappōdǭ *hnappōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hnappōdēz *hnappōdēdīz
3rd singular *hnappōdē *hnappōdēdī
1st dual *hnappōdēdū *hnappōdēdīw
2nd dual *hnappōdēdudiz *hnappōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hnappōdēdum *hnappōdēdīm
2nd plural *hnappōdēdud *hnappōdēdīd
3rd plural *hnappōdēdun *hnappōdēdīn
present past
participles *hnappōndz *hnappōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hnappōn
    • Old English: hnappian
    • Old High German: hnaffezan, hnaffezzan
      • Middle High German: nafzen
        • German: napfezen, nafzen (dialectal)
  • Old Norse: *hnappa
    • Norwegian: nappe (dialectal)
      • Norwegian Bokmål: nappe (dialectal)
    • Old Swedish: nappa
      • Swedish: nappa
      • → Finnic:[1]
        • Estonian: nappama (dialectal)
        • Finnish: napata
        • Ingrian: napata
        • Karelian: ńapata

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN