Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kuni-

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 compounds formed with Proto-Germanic *kuniz, which does not survive as an independent noun in West Germanic.

Prefix

*kuni-

1. kingly, chiefly

Derived terms

• *kunirīkī

Descendants

• 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)