Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mundō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mh₂-nt-éh₂ (“the beckoning one”), from *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmun.dɔː/

Noun

*mundō f

1. hand
2. protection, security

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *mundō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mundō	*mundôz
vocative	*mundō	*mundôz
accusative	*mundǭ	*mundōz
genitive	*mundōz	*mundǫ̂
dative	*mundōi	*mundōmaz
instrumental	*mundō	*mundōmiz

Related terms

• *mundijǭ
• *mundōną
• *munduz
  • *Kunjamunduz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *mundu
  • Old English: mund
    • Middle English: mund, mound
      • English: mound, mund
  • Old Frisian: mund (“guardian, guardianship”)
  • Old Saxon: mund (“hand”)
    • Middle Low German: munt
      • ⇒ German Low German: Vörmundskupp
  • Old Dutch: *mund
    • Middle Dutch: mond
      • Dutch: mond
  • Old High German: munt (“hand, protection”)
    • Middle High German: munt
      • German: Mund, Munt (“legal power of protection”)
• Old Norse: mund
  • Icelandic: mund
  • Old Swedish: mund