Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kudją
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editKroonen reconstructs the Pre-Germanic form *gʷh₃udʰh₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₃u- (“cow”), *gʷeh₃- (“to graze, pasture; to keep”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place”), with the meaning "set of cows". Kroonen notes, however, that the meaning of the root from the first part meant it might not have been necessarily restricted to cows. See *awidiją for a similar formation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*kudją n
Inflection
editneuter ja-stemDeclension of *kudją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kudją | *kudjō | |
vocative | *kudją | *kudjō | |
accusative | *kudją | *kudjō | |
genitive | *kudjas, *kudis | *kudjǫ̂ | |
dative | *kudjai | *kudjamaz | |
instrumental | *kudjō | *kudjamiz |