Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kōniz

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

Etymology

Vṛddhi gerundive of *kunnaną (to know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.niz/

Adjective

*kōniz

  1. able, knowledgeable, skillful, clever

Inflection

Declension of *kōniz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kōniz *kōnī *kōnį, *-jatō *kōnijai *kōnijôz *kōnijō
accusative *kōnijanǭ *kōnijǭ *kōnį, *-jatō *kōnijanz *kōnijōz *kōnijō
genitive *kōnijas, *kōnīs *kōnijaizōz *kōnijas, *kōnīs *kōnijaizǫ̂ *kōnijaizǫ̂ *kōnijaizǫ̂
dative *kōnijammai *kōnijaizōi *kōnijammai *kōnijaimaz *kōnijaimaz *kōnijaimaz
instrumental *kōnijanō *kōnijaizō *kōnijanō *kōnijaimiz *kōnijaimiz *kōnijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kōnijô *kōnijǭ *kōnijô *kōnijaniz *kōnijōniz *kōnijōnō
accusative *kōnijanų *kōnijōnų *kōnijô *kōnijanunz *kōnijōnunz *kōnijōnō
genitive *kōnīniz *kōnijōniz *kōnīniz *kōnijanǫ̂ *kōnijōnǫ̂ *kōnijanǫ̂
dative *kōnīni *kōnijōni *kōnīni *kōnijammaz *kōnijōmaz *kōnijammaz
instrumental *kōnīnē *kōnijōnē *kōnīnē *kōnijammiz *kōnijōmiz *kōnijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kōnī
    • Old English: cēne
    • Old Frisian: *kēne
    • Old Saxon: *kōni
    • Old Dutch: *cuoni
    • Old High German: kuoni, chuoni, kuani
      • Middle High German: küen, küene, küne
        • Alemannic German: chüe, chüen
        • German: kühn
        • Luxembourgish: kéng
  • Old Norse: kǿnn

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN