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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kanip
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kanipaz.
Noun
*kanip m
- moustache
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kanip | |
| Genitive | *kanipas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kanip | *kanipō, *kanipōs |
| Accusative | *kanip | *kanipā |
| Genitive | *kanipas | *kanipō |
| Dative | *kanipē | *kanipum |
| Instrumental | *kanipu | *kanipum |
Descendants
- Old English: cenep
- Middle English: kempe
- English: kemp
- Middle English: kempe
- Old Frisian: kanep, kenep, knap, knep