Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unkunþīgaz

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 *un- +‎ *kunþīgaz.

Adjective

*unkunþīgaz

  1. unknown
  2. unacquainted
  3. ignorant

Inflection

Declension of *unkunþīgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *unkunþīgaz *unkunþīgō *unkunþīgą, *-at(ō) *unkunþīgai *unkunþīgôz *unkunþīgō
accusative *unkunþīganǭ *unkunþīgǭ *unkunþīgą, *-at(ō) *unkunþīganz *unkunþīgōz *unkunþīgō
genitive *unkunþīgas, *unkunþīgis *unkunþīgaizōz *unkunþīgas, *unkunþīgis *unkunþīgaizǫ̂ *unkunþīgaizǫ̂ *unkunþīgaizǫ̂
dative *unkunþīgammai *unkunþīgaizōi *unkunþīgammai *unkunþīgaimaz *unkunþīgaimaz *unkunþīgaimaz
instrumental *unkunþīganō *unkunþīgaizō *unkunþīganō *unkunþīgaimiz *unkunþīgaimiz *unkunþīgaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *unkunþīgô *unkunþīgǭ *unkunþīgô *unkunþīganiz *unkunþīgōniz *unkunþīgōnō
accusative *unkunþīganų *unkunþīgōnų *unkunþīgô *unkunþīganunz *unkunþīgōnunz *unkunþīgōnō
genitive *unkunþīginiz *unkunþīgōniz *unkunþīginiz *unkunþīganǫ̂ *unkunþīgōnǫ̂ *unkunþīganǫ̂
dative *unkunþīgini *unkunþīgōni *unkunþīgini *unkunþīgammaz *unkunþīgōmaz *unkunþīgammaz
instrumental *unkunþīginē *unkunþīgōnē *unkunþīginē *unkunþīgammiz *unkunþīgōmiz *unkunþīgammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *unkunþīg
    • Old English: uncȳþiġ
      • >? Middle English: unkithe, unkythe
    • Old Frisian: *unkethich, *unkettich
    • Old Saxon: *unkūthīg, *unkundīg
      • Middle Low German: unkundich, unkündich
        • German Low German: unkünnig
        • → Old Frisian: *unkundich
          • Saterland Frisian: uunkundig, uunkundich
          • West Frisian: ûnkundich
    • Old Dutch: *uncundig
      • Middle Dutch: oncondich
        • Dutch: onkundig
    • Old High German: unkundīg
      • Middle High German: unkundic, unkundec, unkündic, unkündec
  • Old Norse: úkunnigr
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