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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/naitijaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *hnaitijaną

Etymology

From earlier *hnaitijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd- (to revile, insult).

Verb

*naitijaną

  1. to abuse; mistreat
  2. to revile; blaspheme; calumniate

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *ganaitijaną
  • *naitīniz

Descendants

  • Old English: nǣtan
  • Old Saxon: *nētian
  • Old High German: neizen, neizzen
    • Middle High German: neizen, neisen
      • German: neißen, neisen
  • Old Norse: hneita (merged with *hnaitijaną, causative of *hnītaną, a related verb)
  • Gothic: *𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*naitjan) in (𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganaitjan))
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