Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tunikā

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

Borrowed from Latin tunica (“military cloak, tunic”).

Noun

*tunikā f

1. coat, tunic

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tunikā
Genitive	*tunikōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tunikā	*tunikōn
Accusative	*tunikōn	*tunikōn
Genitive	*tunikōn	*tunikōnō
Dative	*tunikōn	*tunikōm, *tunikum
Instrumental	*tunikōn	*tunikōm, *tunikum

Derived terms

• *tunikōn

Descendants

• Old English: tunece, tunice, tunuce
  • Middle English: tunice
• Old High German: tunihha, tunicha