Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pundą

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pondō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpun.dɑ̃/

Noun

*pundą n

pound (unit of weight)

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *pundą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*pundą	*pundō
vocative	*pundą	*pundō
accusative	*pundą	*pundō
genitive	pundas, pundis	*pundǫ̂
dative	*pundai	*pundamaz
instrumental	*pundō	*pundamiz

Descendants

Old English: pund
- Middle English: pund, punde, pounde, pound
  - English: pound
  - 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
Old Norse: pund
- Faroese: pund
- Icelandic: pund
- Faroese: pund
- Norwegian: pund
- Old Swedish: pund
  - Swedish: pund
- Danish: pund
Gothic: 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳 (pund)