Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abundiz

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

Alternative forms

• *abunstiz, *abandiz, *abanstiz

Etymology

Possibly from *aba- (“away from”) +‎ *undiz (“favor, affection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑβun.diz/

Noun

*abundiz f

1. envy

Inflection

Declension of *abundiz (i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*abundiz	*abundīz
vocative	*abundi	*abundīz
accusative	*abundį	*abundinz
genitive	*abundīz	*abundijǫ̂
dative	*abundī	*abundimaz
instrumental	*abundī	*abundimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *abunsti, *abundi, *abandi, *abansti
  • Old English: æfest, æfæst, æfst; æfstu
    • Middle English: evest, eust, efst, æfest (Early Middle English)
  • Old Saxon: avunst
  • Old High German: abunt, abanst
    • Middle High German: abunst, abanst
• Old Norse: ǫfund
  • Icelandic: öfund
  • Faroese: øvund
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avund, ovund
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: avund m
  • Old Swedish: afund
    • Swedish: avund c, afund (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Old Danish: auænd, afund
    • Danish: avind
    • Norwegian Bokmål: avind