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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/neþaną

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *net-.[2] Related to Proto-Tocharian *nete (“might, strength”) and Sanskrit नाथ् (nāth, “to seek aid”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈne.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*neþaną[2][3]

  1. to help, support, grant safety

Inflection
Conjugation of *neþaną (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *neþō*neþaų—*neþai ?
2nd singular *niþizi*neþaiz*neþ*neþazai*neþaizau
3rd singular *niþidi*neþai*neþadau*neþadai*neþaidau
1st dual *neþōz*neþaiw———
2nd dual *neþadiz*neþaidiz*neþadiz——
1st plural *neþamaz*neþaim—*neþandai*neþaindau
2nd plural *niþid*neþaid*niþid*neþandai*neþaindau
3rd plural *neþandi*neþain*neþandau*neþandai*neþaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *naþ*nēdį̄
2nd singular *nast*nēdīz
3rd singular *naþ*nēdī
1st dual *nēdū*nēdīw
2nd dual *nēdudiz*nēdīdiz
1st plural *nēdum*nēdīm
2nd plural *nēdud*nēdīd
3rd plural *nēdun*nēdīn
present past
participles *neþandz*nedanaz

Descendants
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (niþan)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*nēþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 287
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*neþan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 388
  3. Seebold, Elmar (1970) “NEÞ-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 360
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