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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unþī
Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *unþiz
Etymology
Probably from Pre-Germanic *h₂n̥tih₂, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“to draw water”). Compare Ancient Greek ἄντλος (ántlos, “hold of a ship, bilgewater”), Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒉌 (ḫa-a-ni, “to draw (liquids)”).[1] Not related to Latin unda (“wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈun.θiː/
Noun
*unþī f
- wave
- Synonyms: *bulgijō, *hraznō, *wēgaz, *wallijǭ
Inflection
ī/jō-stemDeclension of *unþī (ī/jō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *unþī | *unþijôz | |
vocative | *unþī | *unþijôz | |
accusative | *unþijǭ | *unþijōz | |
genitive | *unþijōz | *unþijǫ̂ | |
dative | *unþijōi | *unþijōmaz | |
instrumental | *unþijō | *unþijōmiz |
Derived terms
- *unþīgaz
- *unþijōną
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *unþi
- Old English: ȳþ
- Middle English: ythe, uthe, ithe
- English: ithe
- Middle English: ythe, uthe, ithe
- Old Saxon: ūthia
- Old Dutch: *unthia, *untha
- Middle Dutch: unde, onde
- Dutch: onde (dialectal)
- Middle Dutch: unde, onde
- Old High German: undia
- Middle High German: unde, ünde
- German: Unde (obsolete, dialectal)
- Yiddish: אינד (ind)
- Middle High German: unde, ünde
- Old English: ȳþ
- Old Norse: unnr, uðr
- Icelandic: unnur
Further reading
- “unde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 560-561