Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mundu

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 *mundō.

Noun

*mundu f

1. hand
2. (measurement) hand's breadth
3. protection, guardianship
4. protector, guardian

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mundu
Genitive	*mundā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mundu	*mundō
Accusative	*mundā	*mundā
Genitive	*mundā	*mundō
Dative	*mundē	*mundōm, *mundum
Instrumental	*mundu	*mundōm, *mundum

Descendants

• Old English: mund
  • Middle English: mund, mound
    • English: mound, mund
• Old Frisian: mund (“guardian, guardianship”)
• Old Saxon: mund (“hand”)
  • Middle Low German: munt
    • ⇒ German Low German: Vörmundskupp
• Old Dutch: *mund
  • Middle Dutch: mond
    • Dutch: mond (obsolete)
• Old High German: munt (“hand, protection”)
  • Middle High German: munt
    • German: Mund, Munt (“legal power of protection”)