Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kunnāną

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 *kunnaną (“to know”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkun.nɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kunnāną[1]

  1. to get to know, to become familiar with
  2. to test, to try
  3. to experience

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kunnō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *kunnaisi ? *kunnai *kunnāsai ?
3rd singular *kunnaiþi ? *kunnāþau *kunnāþai ?
1st dual *kunnōs ? — — —
2nd dual *kunnāþiz ? *kunnāþiz — —
1st plural *kunnāmaz ? — *kunnānþai ?
2nd plural *kunnaiþ ? *kunnaiþ *kunnānþai ?
3rd plural *kunnānþi ? *kunnānþau *kunnānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kunnadǭ *kunnadēdį̄
2nd singular *kunnadēz *kunnadēdīz
3rd singular *kunnadē *kunnadēdī
1st dual *kunnadēdū *kunnadēdīw
2nd dual *kunnadēdudiz *kunnadēdīdiz
1st plural *kunnadēdum *kunnadēdīm
2nd plural *kunnadēdud *kunnadēdīd
3rd plural *kunnadēdun *kunnadēdīn
present past
participles *kunnāndz *kunnadaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*kunnēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 224
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