Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unþahaldingu

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 *unþahaldan (“to withhold”) +‎ *-ingu.

Noun

*unþahaldingu f

abstinence

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*unþahaldingu
Genitive	*unþahaldingā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*unþahaldingu	*unþahaldingō
Accusative	*unþahaldingā	*unþahaldingā
Genitive	*unþahaldingā	*unþahaldingō
Dative	*unþahaldingē	*unþahaldingōm
Instrumental	*unþahaldingu	*unþahaldingōm

Descendants

Old Frisian: *undhaldinge
- West Frisian: ûnthâlding
Old Saxon: *undhaldinga, *andhaldinga
- Middle Low German: enthōldinge, entholdinge, unthōldinge
Old Dutch: *anthaldinga
- Middle Dutch: onthoudinge
  - Dutch: onthouding
Old High German: *inthaltunga
- Middle High German: enthaltunge, inthaltunge