Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snagōn

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

Leveled from Proto-Germanic *snakkoþi ~ *snagunanþi, o-grade iterative to *sneganą.

Verb

*snagōn[1][2]

  1. to crawl, creep

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *snagōn
1st sg. past *snagōdā
Infinitive *snagōn
Genitive infin. *snagōnijas
Dative infin. *snagōnijē
Instrum. infin. *snagōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *snagō *snagōdā
2nd singular *snagōs *snagōdēs, *snagōdōs
3rd singular *snagōþ *snagōdē, *snagōdā
1st plural *snagōm *snagōdum
2nd plural *snagōþ *snagōdud
3rd plural *snagōnþ *snagōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *snagō *snagōdī
2nd singular *snagōs *snagōdī
3rd singular *snagō *snagōdī
1st plural *snagōm *snagōdīm
2nd plural *snagōþ *snagōdīd
3rd plural *snagōn *snagōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *snagō
Plural *snagōþ
Present Past
Participle *snagōndī *snagōd

Alternative reconstructions

  • *snak(k)ōn

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Snigel”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 670: “Germ. *sneg-, *snag-”
  2. ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “snigel”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 810: “germ. *sneʒ-, *snaʒ-”
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