Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sunnju

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunjō (“truth; denial”).

Noun

*sunnju f

  1. responsibility
  2. care; concern
  3. worry; anxiety
  4. need

Declension

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *sunnju
Genitive *sunnjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *sunnju *sunnjō
Accusative *sunnjā *sunnjā
Genitive *sunnjā *sunnjō
Dative *sunnjē *sunnjōm, *sunnjum
Instrumental *sunnju *sunnjōm, *sunnjum

Derived terms

  • *bisunnju
    • → Vulgar Latin: *bisonium (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*sunni”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 272
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