Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unþī

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

• *unþiz

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Germanic *h₂n̥tih₂, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“to draw water”). Compare Ancient Greek ἄντλος (ántlos, “hold of a ship, bilgewater”), Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒉌 (ḫa-a-ni, “to draw (liquids)”). Not related to Latin unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈun.θiː/

Noun

*unþī f

1. wave

   Synonyms: *bulgijō, *hraznō, *wēgaz, *wallijǭ

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *unþī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*unþī	*unþijôz
vocative	*unþī	*unþijôz
accusative	*unþijǭ	*unþijōz
genitive	*unþijōz	*unþijǫ̂
dative	*unþijōi	*unþijōmaz
instrumental	*unþijō	*unþijōmiz

Derived terms

• *unþīgaz
• *unþijōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *unþi
  • Old English: ȳþ
    • Middle English: ythe, ithe, uðe, uþe, uþæ, yþe
  • Old Saxon: ūthia
    • >? Middle Low German: unde n (possibly a borrowing)
  • Old Dutch: *unthia, *untha
    • Middle Dutch: unde, onde
      • Dutch: onde (dialectal)
  • Old High German: undia
    • Middle High German: unde, ünde
      • German: Unde (obsolete, dialectal)
      • Yiddish: אינד (ind)
• Old Norse: unnr, uðr
  • Icelandic: unnur

Further reading

• “unde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.