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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hneupaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *knew-, *kenw- (to scratch, scrape, rub).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxneu̯.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hneupaną[1][2]

  1. to pluck, tear

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: *hnēopan (in combination: āhnēopan)
  • Old Norse: *hnjúpa
    • Old Swedish: niupa
  • Gothic: *𐌷𐌽𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (*hniupan) (in combination: 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌽𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (dishniupan))

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hneupan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 235
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xneupanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
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