Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unk

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 *n̥h₃wé, alteration of Proto-Indo-European *n̥h₃mé (Ringe 2017: 86 ff.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uŋk/

Pronoun

*unk

1. accusative of *wet

Descendants

• Old English: unc (possibly the dative)
• Old Saxon: unk (possibly the dative)