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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nahtāną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *nahts (night) + *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑx.tɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nahtāną

  1. to become night

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nahtēn
    • Old English: nihtian
    • Old Dutch: *nahton
      • Middle Dutch: *nachten
        • Dutch: nachten (scarcely attested in early modern Dutch)
    • Old High German: nahtēn
  • Old Norse: nátta
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