-cund

• -cynd, -cundes

From Proto-Germanic *kundaz (“born, natured”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós. Cognate with Old Norse -kundr, Gothic -𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (-kunds).

• IPA^(key): /kund/

-cund

1. suffix denoting origin, derivation, or likeness

   ‎æþele (“noble”) + ‎-cund → ‎æþelcund (“of noble birth”)

   ‎eorþ (“Earth”) + ‎-cund → ‎eorþcund (“earthly”)

   ‎feorran (“from far away”) + ‎-cund → ‎feorrancund (“come from afar”)

   ‎god (“god”) + ‎-cund → ‎godcund (“divine, god-like”)

• cennan
• cynd
• cynn

• Middle English: -cund