Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hunþu

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

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Noun

*hunþu f[1]

  1. plunder

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hunþu
Genitive *hunþā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hunþu *hunþō
Accusative *hunþā *hunþā
Genitive *hunþā *hunþō
Dative *hunþē *hunþōm, *hunþum
Instrumental *hunþu *hunþōm, *hunþum

Descendants

  • Old English: hūþ

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 140:PWGmc *hunþu