Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mundu

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mundō.

Noun

*mundu f

  1. hand
  2. (measurement) hand's breadth
  3. protection, guardianship
  4. protector, guardian

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *mundu
Genitive *mundā
Singular Plural
Nominative *mundu *mundō
Accusative *mundā *mundā
Genitive *mundā *mundō
Dative *mundē *mundōm, *mundum
Instrumental *mundu *mundōm, *mundum

Descendants

  • 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”)
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