Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kūskō

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 *kūskī (“chaste”) +‎ *-ō (adverbial suffix).

Adverb

*kūskō

1. chastely

Alternative reconstructions

• *kų̄skō

Descendants

• Old Saxon: kūsko
• Old High German: kūsko
  • Middle High German: kiusche
  • ⇒ Old High German: unkūsko
    • Middle High German: unkiusche, unkūsche, unkunsche
      • German: unkeusch