Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hundaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Germanic *kun-tós, *ḱwn̥tós, an enlargement of Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. For the enlargement compare Old Armenian սկունդ (skund, “dog, puppy”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*hundaz m
Inflection
editmasculine a-stemDeclension of *hundaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hundaz | *hundōz, *hundōs | |
vocative | *hund | *hundōz, *hundōs | |
accusative | *hundą | *hundanz | |
genitive | *hundas, *hundis | *hundǫ̂ | |
dative | *hundai | *hundamaz | |
instrumental | *hundō | *hundamiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *hund
- Old English: hund
- Old Frisian: hund
- Old Saxon: hund
- Old Dutch: hund
- Old High German: hunt
- Proto-Norse: *ᚺᚢᛞᚨᛉ (*hudaʀ /hundaʀ/)
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (hunds)