Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kunþ

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *kunþaz.

Adjective[edit]

*kunþ

  1. known

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *kunþ
Genitive *kunþas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kunþ *kunþu *kunþ
Accusative *kunþanā *kunþā *kunþ
Genitive *kunþas *kunþeʀā *kunþas
Dative *kunþumē *kunþeʀē *kunþumē
Instrumental *kunþu *kunþeʀu *kunþu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kunþē *kunþō *kunþu
Accusative *kunþā *kunþā *kunþu
Genitive *kunþeʀō *kunþeʀō *kunþeʀō
Dative *kunþēm, *kunþum *kunþēm, *kunþum *kunþēm, *kunþum
Instrumental *kunþēm, *kunþum *kunþēm, *kunþum *kunþēm, *kunþum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: cūþ
  • Old Frisian: kūth
    • Saterland Frisian: cut
  • Old Saxon: kūth, *kunth
    • Middle Low German: kunt
  • Old Dutch: cunt
  • Old High German: kund