Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mundō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mh₂-nt-éh₂ (“the beckoning one”), from *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmun.dɔː/

Noun

*mundō f

hand
protection, security

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *mundō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mundō	*mundôz
vocative	*mundō	*mundôz
accusative	*mundǭ	*mundōz
genitive	*mundōz	*mundǫ̂
dative	*mundōi	*mundōmaz
instrumental	*mundō	*mundōmiz

Related terms

*mundijǭ
*mundōną
*munduz
- *Kunjamunduz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *mundu
- 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
- Old High German: munt (“hand, protection”)
  - Middle High German: munt
    - German: Mund, Munt (“legal power of protection”)
Old Norse: mund
- Icelandic: mund
- Old Swedish: mund

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