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