Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/un-

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 *n̥-. Equivalent to a combining form of *ne.

Prefix

*un-

not, un-

Derived terms

Related terms

*ne

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *un-
- Old English: un-, on-
  - Middle English: un-, on-
    - English: un-
    - Scots: un-
- Old Frisian: un-
  - North Frisian: ün-
  - Saterland Frisian: uun-
  - West Frisian: ûn-, on-
- Old Saxon: un-
  - Low German: un-, on-
- Old Dutch: un-
  - Middle Dutch: on-
    - Dutch: on-
      - Afrikaans: on-
    - Limburgish: ón-
- Old High German: un-
  - Middle High German: un-
    - Alemannic German: o-, u-
    - German: un-
    - Luxembourgish: un-
    - Yiddish: אומ־ (um-)
Proto-Norse: ᚢᚾ- (un-)
- Old Norse: ú-, ó-
  - Icelandic: ó-
  - Faroese: ó-
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: u-, o-
  - Old Swedish: ō-
    - Swedish: o-
  - Danish: u-
    - Norwegian Bokmål: u-
Gothic: 𐌿𐌽- (un-)
Vandalic: *un-