Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷém-ti-s ~ *gʷm̥-téy-s. Equivalent to *kwemaną (“to come”) + *-þiz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*kumþiz f
Inflection edit
The oblique has the voiced Verner alternant (with regular assimilation *md > *nd).
i-stemDeclension of *kumþiz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kumþiz | *kumþīz | |
vocative | *kumþi | *kumþīz | |
accusative | *kumþį | *kumþīnz | |
genitive | *kundīz | *kundijǫ̂ | |
dative | *kundī | *kundimaz | |
instrumental | *kundī | *kundimiz |
Descendants edit
- Old Dutch: cumst
- Old High German: -kumft (found in compounds, framkumft)
- (Old Norse: *kund) (found in compounds, samkund < *kumdō/*kumdiz, showing Verner alternation)
- Gothic: *𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌸𐍃 (*qumþs), 𐌲𐌰𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌸𐍃 (gaqumþs) (with -q- restored under influence of 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman))