Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kunją

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Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Nomininalized from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-yó-m (“begotten, birthed”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth”) +‎ *-yóm.

    Noun

    *kunją n

    1. kin, family, clan
    Inflection
    Declension of *kunją (neuter ja-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *kunją *kunjō
    vocative *kunją *kunjō
    accusative *kunją *kunjō
    genitive *kunjas, *kunis *kunjǫ̂
    dative *kunjai *kunjamaz
    instrumental *kunjō *kunjamiz
    • *kinþiz
    • *knōslą
      • Proto-West Germanic: *knōsl
    Derived terms
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    Nomininalized from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃-yó-m (“known”), from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) +‎ *-yóm.

    Noun

    *kunją n

    2. (North Germanic) omen, portent, miracle
    Inflection
    Declension of *kunją (neuter ja-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *kunją *kunjō
    vocative *kunją *kunjō
    accusative *kunją *kunjō
    genitive *kunjas, *kunis *kunjǫ̂
    dative *kunjai *kunjamaz
    instrumental *kunjō *kunjamiz
    Descendants
    • Old Norse: kyn
    • → Proto-Finnic: *konëh (“magic”) (Pre-Germanic borrowing)
      • Finnish: kone (“machine”)
      • Karelian: koneh

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kunja- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 311
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kunja- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 311
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