Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pund

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *pundą.

Noun

*pund n

1. pound (weight)

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pund
Genitive	*pundas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pund	*pundu
Accusative	*pund	*pundu
Genitive	*pundas	*pundō
Dative	*pundē	*pundum
Instrumental	*pundu	*pundum

Descendants

• Old English: pund
  • Middle English: pund, punde, pounde, pound
    • English: pound

      Northumbrian: pund

    • → Middle Irish: punt
      • Irish: punt
      • Manx: punt
    • Scots: pund, poond
• Old Frisian: pund
  • Saterland Frisian: Puund
  • West Frisian: pûn
• Old Saxon: pund
  • Middle Low German: punt
    • German Low German: Pund
• Old Dutch: punt
  • Middle Dutch: pont, pond
    • Dutch: pond
• Old High German: pfunt
  • Middle High German: pfunt
    • German: Pfund
    • Yiddish: פֿונט (funt)