Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kanip

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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

From Proto-Germanic *kanipaz.

Noun

*kanip m

  1. moustache

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kanip
Genitive *kanipas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kanip *kanipō, *kanipōs
Accusative *kanip *kanipā
Genitive *kanipas *kanipō
Dative *kanipē *kanipum
Instrumental *kanipu *kanipum

Descendants

  • Old English: cenep
  • Old Frisian: kanep, kenep, knap, knep