Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kunþaz

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 edit

Etymology edit

*kunnaną (to know) +‎ *-þaz. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. From Pre-Germanic *ǵń̥h₃tos, via unexplained accent shift from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃tós.

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

*kunþaz[1][2]

  1. past participle of *kunnaną

Adjective edit

*kunþaz

  1. known

Inflection edit


Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ couth, adj. (and n.1)”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1893.
  2. ^ cǒuth, adj. (& n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.