Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kunnāną

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 *kunnaną (“to know”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkun.nɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kunnāną[1]

  1. to get to know, to become familiar with
  2. to test, to try
  3. to experience

Inflection

Conjugation of *kunnāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kunnō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *kunnaisi ? *kunnai *kunnāsai ?
3rd singular *kunnaiþi ? *kunnāþau *kunnāþai ?
1st dual *kunnōs ? — — —
2nd dual *kunnāþiz ? *kunnāþiz — —
1st plural *kunnāmaz ? — *kunnānþai ?
2nd plural *kunnaiþ ? *kunnaiþ *kunnānþai ?
3rd plural *kunnānþi ? *kunnānþau *kunnānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kunnadǭ *kunnadēdį̄
2nd singular *kunnadēz *kunnadēdīz
3rd singular *kunnadē *kunnadēdī
1st dual *kunnadēdū *kunnadēdīw
2nd dual *kunnadēdudiz *kunnadēdīdiz
1st plural *kunnadēdum *kunnadēdīm
2nd plural *kunnadēdud *kunnadēdīd
3rd plural *kunnadēdun *kunnadēdīn
present past
participles *kunnāndz *kunnadaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*kunnēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 224
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