Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knosōn

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *knusōną. Likely of onomatopoeic origin.[1]

Verb

*knosōn

  1. to strike
  2. to bruise

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *knosōn
1st sg. past *knosōdā
Infinitive *knosōn
Genitive infin. *knosōnijas
Dative infin. *knosōnijē
Instrum. infin. *knosōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *knosō *knosōdā
2nd singular *knosōs *knosōdēs, *knosōdōs
3rd singular *knosōþ *knosōdē, *knosōdā
1st plural *knosōm *knosōdum
2nd plural *knosōþ *knosōdud
3rd plural *knosōnþ *knosōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *knosō *knosōdī
2nd singular *knosōs *knosōdī
3rd singular *knosō *knosōdī
1st plural *knosōm *knosōdīm
2nd plural *knosōþ *knosōdīd
3rd plural *knosōn *knosōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *knosō
Plural *knosōþ
Present Past
Participle *knosōndī *knosōd

Relaated terms

Descendants

  • Old English: cnossian
  • Old Saxon: *knosōn
    • Middle Low German: knōsen
  • Old Dutch: *cnoson
    • Middle Dutch: cnōsen

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*knusjanan ~ knusōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
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