Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unþi

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 *unþī.

Noun

*unþi f

1. wave

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*unþi
Genitive	*unþijā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*unþi	*unþijō
Accusative	*unþijā	*unþijā
Genitive	*unþijā	*unþijō
Dative	*unþijē	*unþijōm, *unþijum
Instrumental	*unþiju	*unþijōm, *unþijum

Derived terms

• *unþijan
• *unþijōn

Descendants

• Old English: ȳþ
  • Middle English: ythe, ithe, uðe, uþe, uþæ, yþe
• Old Saxon: ūthia
• Old Dutch: *unthia, *untha
  • Middle Dutch: unde, onde
    • Dutch: onde (dialectal)
• Old High German: undia
  • Middle High German: unde, ünde
    • German: Unde (obsolete, dialectal)
    • Yiddish: אינד (ind)