Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fneusan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fneusaną.

Verb

*fneusan

  1. to sneeze

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive *fneusan
1st sg. past *fnaus
3rd pl. past *fnuʀun
Past ptcple *fnoʀan
Infinitive *fneusan
Genitive infin. *fneusannjas
Dative infin. *fneusannjē
Instrum. infin. *fneusannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fneusu *fnaus
2nd singular *fniusiʀi *fnuʀī
3rd singular *fniusidi *fnaus
1st plural *fneusum *fnuʀum
2nd plural *fniusid *fnuʀud
3rd plural *fneusand *fnuʀun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fneusē *fnuʀī
2nd singular *fneusēs *fnuʀī
3rd singular *fneusē *fnuʀī
1st plural *fneusēm *fnuʀīm
2nd plural *fneusēþ *fnuʀīd
3rd plural *fneusēn *fnuʀīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fnius
Plural *fniusid
Present Past
Participle *fneusandī *fnoʀan

Descendants

  • Old English: fnēosan
    • Middle English: snesen, fnesen, fnese, sniesen, snese
      • English: sneeze
      • Scots: sneeze, sneesh
  • Old Dutch: *fniesan
  • Old High German: *fniosan, *fnūsan
    • Middle High German: phnūsen, pfnūsen, *snūsen, phūsen
      • German: pfnausen (archaic)
      • ⇒ Middle High German: snūsen n (noun)
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