Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiskungu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *aiskōn (“to claim, ask for”) +‎ *-ungu.

Verb

*aiskungu

  1. gerund of *aiskōn

Noun

*aiskungu f

  1. inquiry, question

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *aiskungu
Genitive *aiskungā
Singular Plural
Nominative *aiskungu *aiskungō
Accusative *aiskungā *aiskungā
Genitive *aiskungā *aiskungō
Dative *aiskungē *aiskungōm, *aiskungum
Instrumental *aiskungu *aiskungōm, *aiskungum

Descendants

  • Old English: āscung, ācsung, āxung
    • Middle English: asking, askynge
  • Old Frisian: āskinge
    • Saterland Frisian: Aaskenge
  • Old Saxon: *ēskunga
    • Middle Low German: êschinge, eischinge, hêschinge
  • Old Dutch: *eiskunga
    • Middle Dutch: eischinghe, eisscinge, esscinge, eesscinge, heesscinge, heescinge, heiscinge
      • Dutch: eising
  • Old High German: eiskunga
    • Middle High German: eischunge, heischunge
      • German: Heischung
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