Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knūjaną

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 *gnuH-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *gnewH-.[1]

Verb

*knūjaną[1]

  1. (North Germanic) to press

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *knūjō *knūjaų — *knūjai ?
2nd singular *knūisi *knūjais *knūi *knūjasai *knūjaisau
3rd singular *knūiþi *knūjai *knūjaþau *knūjaþai *knūjaiþau
1st dual *knūjōs *knūjaiw — — —
2nd dual *knūjaþiz *knūjaiþiz *knūjaþiz — —
1st plural *knūjamaz *knūjaim — *knūjanþai *knūjainþau
2nd plural *knūiþ *knūjaiþ *knūiþ *knūjanþai *knūjainþau
3rd plural *knūjanþi *knūjain *knūjanþau *knūjanþai *knūjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *knūidǭ *knūidēdį̄
2nd singular *knūidēz *knūidēdīz
3rd singular *knūidē *knūidēdī
1st dual *knūidēdū *knūidēdīw
2nd dual *knūidēdudiz *knūidēdīdiz
1st plural *knūidēdum *knūidēdīm
2nd plural *knūidēdud *knūidēdīd
3rd plural *knūidēdun *knūidēdīn
present past
participles *knūjandz *knūidaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: knýja
    • Icelandic: knýja
    • Faroese: knýggja

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*knūjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297
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