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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nēaną

  1. to sew

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *nāja
    • West Frisian: naaie (possibly borrowed from Dutch)
  • Old Saxon: *nāian
    • Middle Low German: neien
      • German Low German: naihen
  • Old Dutch: *nāien
  • Old High German: nāian, nāen
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