wonunga

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wunungu. Equivalent to wonon (“to shake”) +‎ -unga.

Noun

wonunga f

1. home, dwelling

Inflection

Declension of wonunga (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	wonunga	wonunga, wonungon
accusative	wonunga, wonungon	wonunga, wonungon
genitive	wonungon	wonungono
dative	wonungon	wonungon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: woninge
  • Dutch: woning

References

• “wonunga”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wunungu.

Noun

wonunga f

1. dwelling

Declension

Declension of wonunga (ō-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	wonunga	wonungā
accusative	wonunga	wonungā
genitive	wonunga	wonungōno
dative	wonungu	wonungōm

Descendants

• Middle High German: wonunge
  • German: Wohnung

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition