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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knuttōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Pre-Germanic *gn̥tnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *knedaną, *knudaną (to knead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknut.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*knuttōną

  1. to press, knead, squeeze

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *knutt- against non-singular *knud-.

  • *knuttijaną

Descendants

  • German (dialectal): knotzen

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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