Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-hun
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editPossibly from Pre-Germanic *-kʷune, from a variant or development of the root found in Proto-Indo-European *kʷos + particle *ne.
Pronunciation
editParticle
edit*-hun
- Attaches to indefinite pronouns, with the suffixed word often being preceded by the particle *ne or *ni.
- Attaches to indefinite adverbs, with the suffixed word often being preceded by the particle *ne or *ni.
Derived terms
editCategory Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-hun not found
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill