Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unmann

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *un- +‎ *mann.

Noun

*unmann m

a non-human; monster
a brute

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*unmann
Genitive	*unmanni
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*unmann	*unmanni
Accusative	*unmannu	*unmanni
Genitive	*unmanni	*unmannō
Dative	*unmanni	*unmannum
Instrumental	*unmanni	*unmannum

Related terms

*unmannisk
*unmanniskō

Descendants

Old English: unmann
- Middle English: unman
Old Saxon: *unmann
- Middle Low German: unman, umman
  - →? Old Norse: úmannan (“wretch, laughing-stock”)
    - Icelandic: úmannan
Old High German: *unmann
- Middle High German: unman
  - German: Unmann