Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knawaz

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

Unclear. May be related to *knēaną, which is problematic itself. Alternatively, it could be related to *knūjaną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɑ.wɑz/

Adjective

*knawaz[1]

  1. strong

Inflection

Declension of *knawaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *knawaz *knawō *knawą, -atō *knawai *knawôz *knawō
accusative *knawanǭ *knawǭ *knawą, -atō *knawanz *knawōz *knawō
genitive *knawas, -is *knawaizōz *knawas, -is *knawaizǫ̂ *knawaizǫ̂ *knawaizǫ̂
dative *knawammai *knawaizōi *knawammai *knawaimaz *knawaimaz *knawaimaz
instrumental *knawanō *knawaizō *knawanō *knawaimiz *knawaimiz *knawaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *knawô *knawǭ *knawô *knawaniz *knawōniz *knawōnō
accusative *knawanų *knawōnų *knawô *knawanunz *knawōnunz *knawōnō
genitive *knawiniz *knawōniz *knawiniz *knawanǫ̂ *knawōnǫ̂ *knawanǫ̂
dative *knawini *knawōni *knawini *knawammaz *knawōmaz *knawammaz
instrumental *knawinē *knawōnē *knawinē *knawammiz *knawōmiz *knawammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: knár
  • Crimean Gothic: knauen

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*knawa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 295
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