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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snīþan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *snīþaną.

Verb

*snīþan [1]

  1. to cut

Inflection

Class 1 strong
Infinitive *snīþan
1st sg. past *snaiþ
3rd pl. past *sniþun
Past ptcple *sniþan
Infinitive *snīþan
Genitive infin. *snīþannjas
Dative infin. *snīþannjē
Instrum. infin. *snīþannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *snīþu *snaiþ
2nd singular *snīþiʀi *sniþī
3rd singular *snīþidi *snaiþ
1st plural *snīþum *sniþum
2nd plural *snīþid *sniþud
3rd plural *snīþand *sniþun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *snīþē *sniþī
2nd singular *snīþēs *sniþī
3rd singular *snīþē *sniþī
1st plural *snīþēm *sniþīm
2nd plural *snīþēþ *sniþīd
3rd plural *snīþēn *sniþīn
Imperative Present
Singular *snīþ
Plural *snīþid
Present Past
Participle *snīþandī *sniþan

Descendants

  • Old English: snīþan
    • Middle English: snithen
  • Old Frisian: snītha
    • Saterland Frisian: sniede
    • West Frisian: snije
  • Old Saxon: snīthan
    • Middle Low German: snīden
      • German Low German: snieden
      • Low German: snieden
  • Old Dutch: snīthan
  • Old High German: snīdan

References

  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67: “‘you cut’ [...] PWGmc *snidī”
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