Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/andkunþīg
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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
Alternative forms edit
- *andakunþīg (early)
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
*andkunþīg
- conscious; having knowledge or understanding of; familiar, acquainted, or experienced with
- Synonym: *andkunþī
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *andkunþīg | ||
| Genitive | *andkunþīgas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *andkunþīg | *andkunþīgu | *andkunþīg |
| Accusative | *andkunþīganā | *andkunþīgā | *andkunþīg |
| Genitive | *andkunþīgas | *andkunþīgeʀā | *andkunþīgas |
| Dative | *andkunþīgumē | *andkunþīgeʀē | *andkunþīgumē |
| Instrumental | *andkunþīgu | *andkunþīgeʀu | *andkunþīgu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *andkunþīgē | *andkunþīgō | *andkunþīgu |
| Accusative | *andkunþīgā | *andkunþīgā | *andkunþīgu |
| Genitive | *andkunþīgeʀō | *andkunþīgeʀō | *andkunþīgeʀō |
| Dative | *andkunþīgēm, *andkunþīgum | *andkunþīgēm, *andkunþīgum | *andkunþīgēm, *andkunþīgum |
| Instrumental | *andkunþīgēm, *andkunþīgum | *andkunþīgēm, *andkunþīgum | *andkunþīgēm, *andkunþīgum |
Descendants edit
Note: In some daughter languages, notably Old English and Middle Dutch, the term became confused with and eventually merged with the descendant of *unkunþīg (“unfamiliar, unknown”).
- Old English: oncȳþiġ
- Old Dutch: *antkundīg
- Middle Dutch: ontcondich
- Old High German: antkundīg