Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gundaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰendʰ- (“sore, ulcer, abscess, boil”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κανθύλη (kanthúlē, “swelling”). See also Middle Persian gwnd (/⁠gund⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣun.dɑz/

Noun

*gundaz m

1. sore, boil; canker
2. purulent matter, atter, pus

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *gundaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gundaz	*gundōz, *gundōs
vocative	*gund	*gundōz, *gundōs
accusative	*gundą	*gundanz
genitive	*gundas, *gundis	*gundǫ̂
dative	*gundai	*gundamaz
instrumental	*gundō	*gundamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gund
  • Old English: gund
    • Middle English: gunde, gounde, gownde
      • English: gound
  • Old Saxon: gund
  • Old High German: gund, kund, gunt, cunt
• Old Norse: *gundr
  • Norwegian: gund (dialectal)
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌳 n (gund) (< *gundą)