Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unþī

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

*unþiz

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Germanic *h₂n̥tih₂, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“to draw water”). Compare Ancient Greek ἄντλος (ántlos, “hold of a ship, bilgewater”), Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒉌 (ḫa-a-ni, “to draw (liquids)”).^[1] Not related to Latin unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈun.θiː/

Noun

*unþī f

wave
Synonyms: *bulgijō, *hraznō, *wēgaz, *wallijǭ

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *unþī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*unþī	*unþijôz
vocative	*unþī	*unþijôz
accusative	*unþijǭ	*unþijōz
genitive	*unþijōz	*unþijǫ̂
dative	*unþijōi	*unþijōmaz
instrumental	*unþijō	*unþijōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *unþi
- Old English: ȳþ
  - Middle English: ythe, ithe, uðe, uþe, uþæ, yþe
- Old Saxon: ūthia
  - >? Middle Low German: unde n (possibly a borrowing)
- Old Dutch: *unthia, *untha
  - Middle Dutch: unde, onde
    - Dutch: onde (dialectal)
- Old High German: undia
  - Middle High German: unde, ünde
    - German: Unde (obsolete, dialectal)
    - Yiddish: אינד (ind)
Old Norse: unnr, uðr
- Icelandic: unnur

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 560-561

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 560-561

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