Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abundiz

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

*abunstiz, *abandiz, *abanstiz

Etymology

Possibly from *aba- +‎ *undiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑβun.diz/

Noun

*abundiz f

envy

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *abundiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*abundiz	*abundīz
vocative	*abundi	*abundīz
accusative	*abundį	*abundinz
genitive	*abundīz	*abundijǫ̂
dative	*abundī	*abundimaz
instrumental	*abundī	*abundimiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *abunsti, *abundi, *abandi, *abansti
- Old English: æfǣst, æfest, æfst; æfstu
  - ⇒ Middle English: ævestlīce (adverb)
- Old Saxon: avunst
- Old High German: abunt, abanst
  - Middle High German: abunst, abanst
Old Norse: ǫfund
- Icelandic: öfund
- Faroese: øvund
- Norwegian Nynorsk: avund, ovund
  - → Norwegian Bokmål: avund m
- Old Swedish: afund
  - Swedish: avund c, afund (pre-1906 spelling)
- Danish: avind
  - Norwegian Bokmål: avind