Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nāhwēn

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 *nēhwāną, equivalent to *nāhw (“near, close”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*nāhwēn

  1. to come closer, approach

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *nāhwēn
1st sg. past *nāhw?dā
Infinitive *nāhwēn
Genitive infin. *nāhwēnijas
Dative infin. *nāhwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *nāhwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *nāhwē *nāhw?dā
2nd singular *nāhwēs *nāhw?dēs, *nāhw?dēs
3rd singular *nāhwēþ *nāhw?dē, *nāhw?dā
1st plural *nāhwēm *nāhw?dum
2nd plural *nāhwēþ *nāhw?dud
3rd plural *nāhwēnþ *nāhw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *nāhwē *nāhw?dī
2nd singular *nāhwēs *nāhw?dī
3rd singular *nāhwē *nāhw?dī
1st plural *nāhwēm *nāhw?dīm
2nd plural *nāhwēþ *nāhw?dīd
3rd plural *nāhwēn *nāhw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *nāhwē
Plural *nāhwēþ
Present Past
Participle *nāhwēndī *nāhw?d

Descendants

  • Old English: *nēahian, *nēahwian
    • ⇒ Old English: ġenēahian, ġenēahwian
    • Middle English: neighen
  • Old Saxon: *nāhōn
  • Old Dutch: *nāhon
  • Old High German: nāhēn
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