Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unmann

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

Etymology

From *un- +‎ *mann.

Noun

*unmann m

1. non-human, monster
2. brute

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*unmann
Genitive	*unmanni
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*unmann	*unmanni
Accusative	*unmannu	*unmanni
Genitive	*unmanni	*unmannō
Dative	*unmanni	*unmannum
Instrumental	*unmanni	*unmannum

Related terms

• *unmannisk
• *unmanniskō

Descendants

• Old English: unmann
  • Middle English: unman
• Old Saxon: *unmann
  • Middle Low German: unman, umman
    • →? Old Norse: úmannan (“wretch, laughing-stock”)
      • Icelandic: úmannan
• Old High German: *unmann
  • Middle High German: unman
    • German: Unmann