Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mundō

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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

Noun

*mundō f

  1. hand
  2. 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

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mundu
    • Old English: mund
      • Middle English: mund, mound
    • Old Frisian: mund (“guardian, guardianship”)
    • Old Saxon: mund (“hand”)
    • Old Dutch: *mund
      • Middle Dutch: mond
        • Dutch: mond (obsolete)
    • Old High German: munt (“hand, protection”)
      • Middle High German: munt
        • German: Mund, Munt (“legal power of protection”)
  • Old Norse: mund
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