Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunjō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from or related to *sunjaz (“true, real”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsun.jɔː/

Noun

*sunjō f[1]

truth
denial, protest (of a charge)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *sunjō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sunjō	*sunjôz
vocative	*sunjō	*sunjôz
accusative	*sunjǭ	*sunjōz
genitive	*sunjōz	*sunjǫ̂
dative	*sunjōi	*sunjōmaz
instrumental	*sunjō	*sunjōmiz

Derived terms

*sunjōną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *sunnju
- Old English: synn, sinn, senn
  - Middle English: synne, cynne, sin, sine, sinne, sunne, syn, synn; senne, zen, zenne; seonne
    - English: sin
    - Scots: sin
- Old Saxon: sunnea
- Old High German: sunna, sunne
- → Late Latin: *sunium, sonium
  - Old French: soign, soing
    - Middle French: soign, soin
      - French: soin
    - Norman: souongne (Jèrriais)
    - Walloon: sogne, sogni
Old Norse: syn
Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 (sunja)

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 492

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 492