Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unnjā

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

Borrowed from Medieval Latin uniō and Latin ūniō.

Noun

*unnjā f

1. onion

   Synonym: *unnjalauk

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*unnjā
Genitive	*unnjōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*unnjā	*unnjōn
Accusative	*unnjōn	*unnjōn
Genitive	*unnjōn	*unnjōnō
Dative	*unnjōn	*unnjōm, *unnjum
Instrumental	*unnjōn	*unnjōm, *unnjum

Alternative reconstructions

• *ūniju

Derived terms

• *unnjalauk

Descendants

• Old English: ȳn
• Old Dutch: *unna
  • Middle Dutch: *unne
    • Limburgish: un, unne, unnen, unj, unje, ung (archaic)
• Old High German: unna
  • Middle High German: *ünne
    • Central Franconian: Enn, Önn
    • German: Ünne
    • Luxembourgish: Ënn