Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kinnuz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editParadigmatic leveling of *kenuz ~ *kenniz, from earlier *kenuz ~ *kenwez, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵḗn-u-s ~ ǵén-w-os.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*kinnuz f
Inflection
editu-stemDeclension of *kinnuz (u-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kinnuz | *kinniwiz | |
vocative | *kinnu | *kinniwiz | |
accusative | *kinnų | *kinnunz | |
genitive | *kinnauz | *kinniwǫ̂ | |
dative | *kinniwi | *kinnumaz | |
instrumental | *kinnū | *kinnumiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *kinnu, *kinni
- Old Norse: kinn
- Gothic: 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌿𐍃 (kinnus)
References
edit- ^ Sainéan, L. (1906) “Les noms romans du chien et leurs applications métaphoriques”, in Mémoires de la Soc. de ling., volume XIV