Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kuniz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.niz/

Noun

*kuniz m

1. offspring
2. descendant; son

Declension

i-stemDeclension of *kuniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kuniz	*kunīz
vocative	*kuni	*kunīz
accusative	*kunį	*kuninz
genitive	*kunīz	*kunjǫ̂
dative	*kunī	*kunimaz
instrumental	*kunī	*kunimiz

Related terms

• *kannijaną
• *kuningaz

Descendants

• ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *kuni- (prefix)
  • Old English: cyne-, cyn-, cine-, cyni- — early
    • Middle English: kine-, coin-, ken-, kene-, kin-, kym-, kyne-, cune-, cyne- (Early Middle English)
      • (English: kindom)
      • (Scots: kinrick)
  • Old High German: *kuni-, chune-, chuni- (in personal names)
• Old Norse: konr
  • Icelandic: konur; konar