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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knokōn

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 *knukōną; equivalent to *knokō (bone) + *-ōn.

Verb

*knokōn

  1. To pound on; beat on; knock

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *knokōn
1st sg. past *knokōdā
Infinitive *knokōn
Genitive infin. *knokōnijas
Dative infin. *knokōnijē
Instrum. infin. *knokōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *knokō *knokōdā
2nd singular *knokōs *knokōdēs, *knokōdōs
3rd singular *knokōþ *knokōdē, *knokōdā
1st plural *knokōm *knokōdum
2nd plural *knokōþ *knokōdud
3rd plural *knokōnþ *knokōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *knokō *knokōdī
2nd singular *knokōs *knokōdī
3rd singular *knokō *knokōdī
1st plural *knokōm *knokōdīm
2nd plural *knokōþ *knokōdīd
3rd plural *knokōn *knokōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *knokō
Plural *knokōþ
Present Past
Participle *knokōndī *knokōd

Alternative reconstructions

  • *knukōn

Descendants

  • Old English: cnucian, cnocian
  • Old Saxon: *knokōn
    • Middle Low German: *knoken
      • Middle Low German: ûtknoken, ûtknōken
  • Old High German: *knohhōn, *knochōn
    • Middle High German: knochen
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