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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hneusaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *pnew-, but presumably interpreted as onomatopoeic judging from the variety in the initial consonants. Forms with initial h- may show interference from Proto-Indo-European *(s)knus- (to sneeze).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxneu̯.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hneusaną[1]

  1. to sneeze

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hneusan
    • Old English: *hnēosan (possibly a loan)
    • Old Saxon: *hniosan
      • Middle Low German: nēsen, neisen
    • Old Dutch: *niesan
    • Old High German: niosan
  • Old Norse: hnjósa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *xneusanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
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