Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unkunþīgaz

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 *un- +‎ *kunþīgaz.

Adjective

*unkunþīgaz

1. unknown
2. unacquainted
3. ignorant

Inflection

Declension of *unkunþīgaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*unkunþīgaz	*unkunþīgō	*unkunþīgą, *-at(ō)		*unkunþīgai	*unkunþīgôz	*unkunþīgō
accusative	*unkunþīganǭ	*unkunþīgǭ	*unkunþīgą, *-at(ō)		*unkunþīganz	*unkunþīgōz	*unkunþīgō
genitive	*unkunþīgas, *unkunþīgis	*unkunþīgaizōz	*unkunþīgas, *unkunþīgis		*unkunþīgaizǫ̂	*unkunþīgaizǫ̂	*unkunþīgaizǫ̂
dative	*unkunþīgammai	*unkunþīgaizōi	*unkunþīgammai		*unkunþīgaimaz	*unkunþīgaimaz	*unkunþīgaimaz
instrumental	*unkunþīganō	*unkunþīgaizō	*unkunþīganō		*unkunþīgaimiz	*unkunþīgaimiz	*unkunþīgaimiz
Weak declension
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*unkunþīgô	*unkunþīgǭ	*unkunþīgô		*unkunþīganiz	*unkunþīgōniz	*unkunþīgōnō
accusative	*unkunþīganų	*unkunþīgōnų	*unkunþīgô		*unkunþīganunz	*unkunþīgōnunz	*unkunþīgōnō
genitive	*unkunþīginiz	*unkunþīgōniz	*unkunþīginiz		*unkunþīganǫ̂	*unkunþīgōnǫ̂	*unkunþīganǫ̂
dative	*unkunþīgini	*unkunþīgōni	*unkunþīgini		*unkunþīgammaz	*unkunþīgōmaz	*unkunþīgammaz
instrumental	*unkunþīginē	*unkunþīgōnē	*unkunþīginē		*unkunþīgammiz	*unkunþīgōmiz	*unkunþīgammiz

Related terms

• *unkunþaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *unkunþīg
  • Old English: uncȳþiġ
    • >? Middle English: unkithe, unkythe
  • Old Frisian: *unkethich, *unkettich
  • Old Saxon: *unkūthīg, *unkundīg
    • Middle Low German: unkundich, unkündich
      • German Low German: unkünnig
      • → Old Frisian: *unkundich
        • Saterland Frisian: uunkundig, uunkundich
        • West Frisian: ûnkundich
  • Old Dutch: *uncundig
    • Middle Dutch: oncondich
      • Dutch: onkundig
  • Old High German: unkundīg
    • Middle High German: unkundic, unkundec, unkündic, unkündec
      • German: unkundig
• Old Norse: úkunnigr
  • Icelandic: ókunnugur
  • Faroese: ókunnigur
  • Old Swedish: okunnogher
    • Swedish: okunnig