Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kunją

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Nomininalized from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-yó-m (begotten, birthed), from *ǵenh₁- (to beget, give birth) +‎ *-yóm.[1]

Noun

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*kunją n[1]

  1. kin, family, clan
Inflection
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neuter ja-stemDeclension of *kunją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kunją *kunjō
vocative *kunją *kunjō
accusative *kunją *kunjō
genitive *kunjas, *kunis *kunjǫ̂
dative *kunjai *kunjamaz
instrumental *kunjō *kunjamiz
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  • *kinþiz
  • *knōslą
    • Proto-West Germanic: *knōsl
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Nomininalized from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃-yó-m (known), from *ǵenh₃- (to know) +‎ *-yóm.[2]

Noun

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*kunją n[2]

  1. (North Germanic) omen, portent, miracle
Inflection
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neuter ja-stemDeclension of *kunją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kunją *kunjō
vocative *kunją *kunjō
accusative *kunją *kunjō
genitive *kunjas, *kunis *kunjǫ̂
dative *kunjai *kunjamaz
instrumental *kunjō *kunjamiz
Descendants
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  • Old Norse: kyn
  • Proto-Finnic: *konëh (magic) (Pre-Germanic borrowing)
    • Finnish: kone (machine)
    • Karelian: koneh

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kunja- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 311
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kunja- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 311