Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnaisijaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *hnaisō (disgrace, shame) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhnɑi.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*hnaisijaną[1]

  1. to shame, to disgrace

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hnaisijan
    • Old High German: *neisen
  • Old Norse: hneisa

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xnaisjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 179