Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kuningaz

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

    From *kunją (“clan”) +‎ *-ingaz (“suffix of belonging”), with semantic shift from "someone of the family" > "someone that inherits (from their family)" > "king".

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    *kuningaz m

    1. king

    Inflection

    Declension of *kuningaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *kuningaz *kuningōz, *kuningōs
    vocative *kuning *kuningōz, *kuningōs
    accusative *kuningą *kuninganz
    genitive *kuningas, *kuningis *kuningǫ̂
    dative *kuningai *kuningamaz
    instrumental *kuningō *kuningamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kuninga- ~ *kununga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 311
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