Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unþahaldingu

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 *unþahaldan (“to withhold”) +‎ *-ingu.

Verb

*unþahaldingu

1. gerund of *unþaberan

Noun

*unþahaldingu f

1. abstinence

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*unþahaldingu
Genitive	*unþahaldingā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*unþahaldingu	*unþahaldingō
Accusative	*unþahaldingā	*unþahaldingā
Genitive	*unþahaldingā	*unþahaldingō
Dative	*unþahaldingē	*unþahaldingōm, *unþahaldingum
Instrumental	*unþahaldingu	*unþahaldingōm, *unþahaldingum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *undhaldinge
  • West Frisian: ûnthâlding
• Old Saxon: *undhaldinga, *andhaldinga
  • Middle Low German: enthōldinge, entholdinge, unthōldinge
• Old Dutch: *anthaldinga
  • Middle Dutch: onthoudinge
    • Dutch: onthouding
• Old High German: *inthaltunga
  • Middle High German: enthaltunge, inthaltunge