Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knewōn

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 *kneu (“knee”) +‎ *-ōn. It possibly gained the sense 'to be related by blood' through Latin influence, because of the similarity between genū (“knee”) en genus (“family”).

Verb

*knewōn

  1. to kneel
  2. to be related by blood, to be kin

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *knewōn
1st sg. past *knewōdā
Infinitive *knewōn
Genitive infin. *knewōnijas
Dative infin. *knewōnijē
Instrum. infin. *knewōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *knewō *knewōdā
2nd singular *knewōs *knewōdēs, *knewōdōs
3rd singular *knewōþ *knewōdē, *knewōdā
1st plural *knewōm *knewōdum
2nd plural *knewōþ *knewōdud
3rd plural *knewōnþ *knewōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *knewō *knewōdī
2nd singular *knewōs *knewōdī
3rd singular *knewō *knewōdī
1st plural *knewōm *knewōdīm
2nd plural *knewōþ *knewōdīd
3rd plural *knewōn *knewōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *knewō
Plural *knewōþ
Present Past
Participle *knewōndī *knewōd

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: cnēowian
  • Old Frisian: kniāia, kniā
  • Old Saxon: *knion, *kneon
  • Old Dutch: *cnion
    • Middle Dutch: cnien, cnieen
  • Old High German: *kneon, *knion
    • Middle High German: kniewen, kniehen, knien
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