Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/manakuni

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 *manakunją. Equivalent to *mann +‎ *kuni.

Noun

*manakuni n

1. mankind

   Synonym: *alamann

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*manakuni
Genitive	*manakunnjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*manakuni	*manakunnju
Accusative	*manakuni	*manakunnju
Genitive	*manakunnjas	*manakunnjō
Dative	*manakunnjē	*manakunnjum
Instrumental	*manakunnju	*manakunnjum

Descendants

• Old English: mancynn
  • Middle English: mankin, mankun, mancun
    • English: mankin
• Old Saxon: mankunni
• Old High German: mankunni
  • Middle High German: mankünne