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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knuttijan

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 *knuttijaną, equivalent to *knuttō (knot) + *-jan.

Verb

*knuttijan

  1. to bind into a knot, tie with a knot
  2. to knit

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *knuttijan
1st sg. past *knuttidā
Infinitive *knuttijan
Genitive infin. *knuttijannjas
Dative infin. *knuttijannjē
Instrum. infin. *knuttijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *knuttiju *knuttidā
2nd singular *knuttisi *knuttidēs, *knuttidōs
3rd singular *knuttiþi *knuttidē, *knuttidā
1st plural *knuttijum *knuttidum
2nd plural *knuttiþ *knuttidud
3rd plural *knuttijanþ *knuttidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *knuttijē *knuttidī
2nd singular *knuttijēs *knuttidī
3rd singular *knuttijē *knuttidī
1st plural *knuttijēm *knuttidīm
2nd plural *knuttijēþ *knuttidīd
3rd plural *knuttijēn *knuttidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *knutti
Plural *knuttiþ
Present Past
Participle *knuttijandī *knuttid

Descendants

  • Old English: cnyttan, cnittan
    • Middle English: knytten, knutten, knetten, knitten
  • Old Saxon: *knuttian
    • Middle Low German: knütten
      • Low German: knütten
  • Old Dutch: *knutten
    • Middle Dutch: cnutten
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