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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷém-ti-s ~ *gʷm̥-téy-s. Equivalent to *kwemaną (to come) +‎ *-þiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*kumþiz f[1]

  1. coming, arrival

Alternative reconstructions

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Inflection

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The oblique has the voiced Verner alternant (with regular assimilation *md > *nd).

i-stemDeclension of *kumþiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kumþiz *kumþīz
vocative *kumþi *kumþīz
accusative *kumþį *kumþīnz
genitive *kundīz *kundijǫ̂
dative *kundī *kundimaz
instrumental *kundī *kundimiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 321