Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nahtāną

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 *nahts (“night”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑx.tɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nahtāną

  1. to become night

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nahtō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *nahtaisi ? *nahtai *nahtāsai ?
3rd singular *nahtaiþi ? *nahtāþau *nahtāþai ?
1st dual *nahtōs ? — — —
2nd dual *nahtāþiz ? *nahtāþiz — —
1st plural *nahtāmaz ? — *nahtānþai ?
2nd plural *nahtaiþ ? *nahtaiþ *nahtānþai ?
3rd plural *nahtānþi ? *nahtānþau *nahtānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nahtadǭ *nahtadēdį̄
2nd singular *nahtadēz *nahtadēdīz
3rd singular *nahtadē *nahtadēdī
1st dual *nahtadēdū *nahtadēdīw
2nd dual *nahtadēdudiz *nahtadēdīdiz
1st plural *nahtadēdum *nahtadēdīm
2nd plural *nahtadēdud *nahtadēdīd
3rd plural *nahtadēdun *nahtadēdīn
present past
participles *nahtāndz *nahtadaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nahtēn
    • Old English: nihtian
    • Old Dutch: *nahton
      • Middle Dutch: *nachten
        • Dutch: nachten (scarcely attested in early modern Dutch)
    • Old High German: nahtēn
  • Old Norse: nátta
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