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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huntōną

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

Underlyingly *hunttōną, an iterative formation representing Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥t-néh₂-[1], from *kent- or *ḱent-, whence Proto-Germanic *hinþaną (“to catch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxun.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*huntōną

  1. to hunt

Inflection
Conjugation of *huntōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *huntō*huntǭ—*huntōi*?
2nd singular *huntōsi*huntōs*huntō*huntōsai*huntōsau
3rd singular *huntōþi*huntō*huntōþau*huntōþai*huntōþau
1st dual *huntōs*huntōw———
2nd dual *huntōþiz*huntōþiz*huntōþiz——
1st plural *huntōmaz*huntōm—*huntōnþai*huntōnþau
2nd plural *huntōþ*huntōþ*huntōþ*huntōnþai*huntōnþau
3rd plural *huntōnþi*huntōn*huntōnþau*huntōnþai*huntōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *huntōdǭ*huntōdēdį̄
2nd singular *huntōdēz*huntōdēdīz
3rd singular *huntōdē*huntōdēdī
1st dual *huntōdēdū*huntōdēdīw
2nd dual *huntōdēdudiz*huntōdēdīdiz
1st plural *huntōdēdum*huntōdēdīm
2nd plural *huntōdēdud*huntōdēdīd
3rd plural *huntōdēdun*huntōdēdīn
present past
participles *huntōndz*huntōdaz

Derived terms
  • *huntô
  • *huntōþuz

Descendants
  • Old English: huntian
    • Middle English: huntien, hunten, hounten

References
  1. Guus Kroonen, Reflections on the o/zero-Ablaut in the Germanic Iterative Verbs, in The Indo-European Verb: Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indo-European Studies, Los Angeles, 13-15 September 2010, Wiesbaden, Reichert Verlag, 2012
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