Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kiʀn
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown; possibly cognate with Irish giúis, Scottish Gaelic giuthas (“spruce”).
Noun[edit]
*kiʀn m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kiʀn | |
| Genitive | *kiʀnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kiʀn | *kiʀnō, *kiʀnōs |
| Accusative | *kiʀn | *kiʀnā |
| Genitive | *kiʀnas | *kiʀnō |
| Dative | *kiʀnē | *kiʀnum |
| Instrumental | *kiʀnu | *kiʀnum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ċēn
- Old Frisian: *kēn, *kin
- Old Saxon: *kin, *kēn
- Old Dutch: *kien
- Old High German: kēn, kien, chien
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206: “PWGmc *kēn”