Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnaijan

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 *hnajjaną.

Verb

*hnaijan

  1. to neigh, whinny

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hnaijan
1st sg. past *hnaidā
Infinitive *hnaijan
Genitive infin. *hnaijannjas
Dative infin. *hnaijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hnaijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hnaiju *hnaidā
2nd singular *hnaisi *hnaidēs, *hnaidōs
3rd singular *hnaiþi *hnaidē, *hnaidā
1st plural *hnaijum *hnaidum
2nd plural *hnaiþ *hnaidud
3rd plural *hnaijanþ *hnaidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hnaijē *hnaidī
2nd singular *hnaijēs *hnaidī
3rd singular *hnaijē *hnaidī
1st plural *hnaijēm *hnaidīm
2nd plural *hnaijēþ *hnaidīd
3rd plural *hnaijēn *hnaidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hnai
Plural *hnaiþ
Present Past
Participle *hnaijandī *hnaid

Descendants

  • Old English: hnǣġan
    • Middle English: neighen, neyen, neȝen, neiȝen
  • Old Saxon: *hnēgian, *hnēhian
    • Middle Low German: nêigen, nigen, nîhen, nîhahen, nihagen, nyhan, nyhagen, nêien
      • Low German: nöjen (Westphalian)
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: tōhnēgian
  • Old Dutch: *hneien
  • Old High German: *neijen, *neigen
    • Middle High German: *neigen, negen
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