Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hurnungaz

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

Alternative forms

*hurningaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kurn- (“bastard”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύρνος (kúrnos, “bastard”), Sanskrit कुण्ड (kuṇḍa, “adulterine, bastard”).

Noun

*hurnungaz m

bastard

Related terms

*hurnō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hornung, *horning
- Old English: hornung
  - ⇒ Old English: hornungsunu
- Old Frisian: horning
- Old Saxon: hornung, horning
  - Middle Low German: hornink, hōrninc
- Old Dutch: *hornung, *horning
  - Middle Dutch: horninc
- → Medieval Latin: ornungus, ornongus
- Old High German: hornung
  - >? Middle High German: hornunc (“February”)
    - Bavarian:
      Cimbrian: hornung
      
      Mòcheno: hourneng
    - German: Hornung
    - Pennsylvania German: Hanning
Old Norse: hornungr; (horna< *hurnō)
- Icelandic: hornungur

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