Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hurnungaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *hurningaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kurn- (“bastard”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύρνος (kúrnos, “bastard”), Sanskrit कुण्ड (kuṇḍa, “adulterine, bastard”).

Noun

*hurnungaz m

1. bastard

Related terms

• *hurnō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hornung, *horning
  • Old English: hornung
    • ⇒ Old English: hornungsunu
  • Old Frisian: horning
  • Old Saxon: hornung, horning
    • Middle Low German: hornink, hōrninc
  • Old Dutch: *hornung, *horning
    • Middle Dutch: horninc
  • → Medieval Latin: ornungus, ornongus
  • Old High German: hornung
    • >? Middle High German: hornunc (“February”)
      • Bavarian:

        Cimbrian: hornung

        Mòcheno: hourneng

      • German: Hornung
      • Pennsylvania German: Hanning
• Old Norse: hornungr; (horna< *hurnō)
  • Icelandic: hornungur