Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnudōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *knḍʰ-, from *knu-, *knew- (to scratch; scrape; rub), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (to scratch; scrape; rub).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxnu.ðɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnudōną

  1. To pound; hammer; rivet

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hnudō *hnudǭ *hnudōi ?
2nd singular *hnudōsi *hnudōs *hnudō *hnudōsai *hnudōsau
3rd singular *hnudōþi *hnudō *hnudōþau *hnudōþai *hnudōþau
1st dual *hnudōs *hnudōw
2nd dual *hnudōþiz *hnudōþiz *hnudōþiz
1st plural *hnudōmaz *hnudōm *hnudōnþai *hnudōnþau
2nd plural *hnudōþ *hnudōþ *hnudōþ *hnudōnþai *hnudōnþau
3rd plural *hnudōnþi *hnudōn *hnudōnþau *hnudōnþai *hnudōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hnudōdǭ *hnudōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hnudōdēz *hnudōdēdīz
3rd singular *hnudōdē *hnudōdēdī
1st dual *hnudōdēdū *hnudōdēdīw
2nd dual *hnudōdēdudiz *hnudōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hnudōdēdum *hnudōdēdīm
2nd plural *hnudōdēdud *hnudōdēdīd
3rd plural *hnudōdēdun *hnudōdēdīn
present past
participles *hnudōndz *hnudōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hnodōn
    • Old English: *hnodian
      • Middle English: nodden
    • Old High German: hnotōn
      • Middle High German: notten
  • Old Norse: *hnoða
    • Faroese: noða
    • Icelandic: hnoða