Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unkunþaz

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- +‎ *kunþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈun.ˌkun.θɑz/

Adjective

*unkunþaz

1. unknown

Inflection

Declension of *unkunþaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*unkunþaz	*unkunþō	*unkunþą, -atō		*unkunþai	*unkunþôz	*unkunþō
accusative	*unkunþanǭ	*unkunþǭ	*unkunþą, -atō		*unkunþanz	*unkunþōz	*unkunþō
genitive	*unkunþas, -is	*unkunþaizōz	*unkunþas, -is		*unkunþaizǫ̂	*unkunþaizǫ̂	*unkunþaizǫ̂
dative	*unkunþammai	*unkunþaizōi	*unkunþammai		*unkunþaimaz	*unkunþaimaz	*unkunþaimaz
instrumental	*unkunþanō	*unkunþaizō	*unkunþanō		*unkunþaimiz	*unkunþaimiz	*unkunþaimiz
Weak declension
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*unkunþô	*unkunþǭ	*unkunþô		*unkunþaniz	*unkunþōniz	*unkunþōnō
accusative	*unkunþanų	*unkunþōnų	*unkunþô		*unkunþanunz	*unkunþōnunz	*unkunþōnō
genitive	*unkunþiniz	*unkunþōniz	*unkunþiniz		*unkunþanǫ̂	*unkunþōnǫ̂	*unkunþanǫ̂
dative	*unkunþini	*unkunþōni	*unkunþini		*unkunþammaz	*unkunþōmaz	*unkunþammaz
instrumental	*unkunþinē	*unkunþōnē	*unkunþinē		*unkunþammiz	*unkunþōmiz	*unkunþammiz

Related terms

• *andikunþijaz
• *unkunþīgaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *unkunþ
  • Old English: uncūþ
    • Middle English: uncuth, uncouth
      • Scots: uncouth, unco
        • → English: unco
      • English: uncouth
  • Old Frisian: *unkūth
  • Old Saxon: *unkūth, *unkund
    • Middle Low German: unkunt
  • Old Dutch: *unkunt, *uncunt
    • Middle Dutch: oncont
      • Dutch: onkond
  • Old High German: unkund
    • Middle High German: unkunt; unkünde
      • German: unkund
• Old Norse: úkunnr
  • Icelandic: ókunnur
  • Old Swedish: okunder
    • Swedish: okund
• Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (unkunþs)