Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kunją

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Nomininalized from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-yó-m (“begotten, birthed”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth”) +‎ *-yóm.[1]

Noun[edit]

*kunją n[1]

  1. kin, family, clan
Inflection[edit]
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *kunją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kunją *kunjō
vocative *kunją *kunjō
accusative *kunją *kunjō
genitive *kunjas, *kunis *kunjǫ̂
dative *kunjai *kunjamaz
instrumental *kunjō *kunjamiz
Related terms[edit]
  • *kinþiz
  • *knōslą
    • Proto-West Germanic: *knōsl
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Nomininalized from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃-yó-m (“known”), from *ǵenh₃- (“to know”) +‎ *-yóm.[2]

Noun[edit]

*kunją n[2]

  2. (North Germanic) omen, portent, miracle
Inflection[edit]
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *kunją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kunją *kunjō
vocative *kunją *kunjō
accusative *kunją *kunjō
genitive *kunjas, *kunis *kunjǫ̂
dative *kunjai *kunjamaz
instrumental *kunjō *kunjamiz
Descendants[edit]
  • Old Norse: kyn
  • → Proto-Finnic: *konëh (“magic”) (Pre-Germanic borrowing)
    • Finnish: kone (“machine”)
    • Karelian: koneh

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*kunja- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 311
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*kunja- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 311
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