Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hneusaną

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pnew-, but presumably interpreted as onomatopoeic judging from the variety in the initial consonants. Forms with initial h- may show interference from Proto-Indo-European *(s)knus- (to sneeze).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxneu̯.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hneusaną[1]

  1. to sneeze

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xneusanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180