Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kuningadōm

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 Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz. Equivalent to *kuning +‎ *-dōm.

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz

Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm

Noun

*kuningadōm m

1. realm, kingdom

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kuningadōm
Genitive	*kuningadōmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kuningadōm	*kuningadōmō, *kuningadōmōs
Accusative	*kuningadōm	*kuningadōmā
Genitive	*kuningadōmas	*kuningadōmō
Dative	*kuningadōmē	*kuningadōmum
Instrumental	*kuningadōmu	*kuningadōmum

Descendants

• Old English: cyningdōm
  • Middle English: kyngdom, kingdom
    • Scots: kingdom
    • English: kingdom
• Old Frisian: *keningdōm, *kiningdōm
  • West Frisian: keuningdom
• Old Saxon: kuningdōm
• Old Dutch: *kuningduom
  • Middle Dutch: koninghdom
    • Dutch: koningdom
• Old High German: kuningtuom
  • Middle High German: künictuom
    • German: Königtum