Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mundiz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *mén-ti-s ~ *mn̥-téy-s (“thought”). Equivalent to *munaną (“to think”) +‎ *-þiz (“nominal suffix”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmun.diz/

Noun

*mundiz f

thought, remembrance

Inflection

Declension of *mundiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mundiz	*mundīz
vocative	*mundi	*mundīz
accusative	*mundį	*mundinz
genitive	*mundīz	*mundijǫ̂
dative	*mundī	*mundimaz
instrumental	*mundī	*mundimiz

Derived terms

*gamundiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *mundi
- Old English: mynd (in derivatives)
  - Middle English: mund, mynd, mend, mind
    - Scots: mynd, mind
    - English: mind
      - → Japanese: マインド (maindo)
      - → Malay: minda
- Old High German: *munt
  - >? Middle High German: mun
  - ⇒ Old High German: gimunt (see *gamundiz)
Old Norse: mynd
- Icelandic: mynd
- Faroese: mynd
- Swedish: mynd

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mundi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mundi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375

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