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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kunþ
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kunþaz.
Adjective
*kunþ
- known
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *kunþ | ||
| Genitive | *kunþas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kunþ | *kunþu | *kunþ |
| Accusative | *kunþanā | *kunþā | *kunþ |
| Genitive | *kunþas | *kunþeʀā | *kunþas |
| Dative | *kunþumē | *kunþeʀē | *kunþumē |
| Instrumental | *kunþu | *kunþeʀu | *kunþu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kunþē | *kunþō | *kunþu |
| Accusative | *kunþā | *kunþā | *kunþu |
| Genitive | *kunþeʀō | *kunþeʀō | *kunþeʀō |
| Dative | *kunþēm, *kunþum | *kunþēm, *kunþum | *kunþēm, *kunþum |
| Instrumental | *kunþēm, *kunþum | *kunþēm, *kunþum | *kunþēm, *kunþum |
Derived terms
- *kunþijan
- *kunþō
Descendants
- Old English: cūþ
- Scots: couth
- English: couth
- Old Frisian: kūth
- Saterland Frisian: cut
- Old Saxon: kūth
- Old Dutch: cunt
- Middle Dutch: cont
- Dutch: kond
- Middle Dutch: cont
- Old High German: kund
- German: kund