Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kumþiz, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 |
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 *gʷém-ti-s ~ *gʷm̥-téy-s. Equivalent to *kwemaną (“to come”) + *-þiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
*kumþiz f[1]
Alternative reconstructions
- *kwumþiz[2]
Inflection
The oblique has the voiced Verner alternant (with regular assimilation *md > *nd).
| i-stemDeclension of *kumþiz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kumþiz | *kumþīz | |
| vocative | *kumþi | *kumþīz | |
| accusative | *kumþį | *kumþīnz | |
| genitive | *kundīz | *kundijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kundī | *kundimaz | |
| instrumental | *kundī | *kundimiz | |
Descendants
- Old Dutch: cumst
- Old High German: -kumft (found in compounds, framkumft)
- (Old Norse: *kund) (found in compounds, samkund < *kumdō/*kumdiz, showing Verner alternation)
- Gothic: *𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌸𐍃 (*qumþs), 𐌲𐌰𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌸𐍃 (gaqumþs) (with -q- restored under influence of 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman))
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 321