Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hurnungaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*hurningaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kurn- (“bastard”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύρνος (kúrnos, “bastard”), Sanskrit कुण्ड (kuṇḍa, “adulterine, bastard”).

Noun

*hurnungaz m

bastard

Related terms

*hurnō

Descendants

Old English: hornung
Old Frisian: horning
Old Saxon: hornung, horning
- Middle Low German: hoernyng, hornink
Old Frankish: *hornung
- Old Dutch: *hornung, *horning
  - Middle Dutch: hornink
- Middle Latin: ornungus, ornongus
Old High German: hornung
Old Norse: hornungr; (horna< *hurnō)
- Icelandic: hornungur