Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kēn

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

Unknown; possibly cognate with Irish giúis, Scottish Gaelic giuthas (“spruce”).

Noun

*kēn m[1]

  1. resinous pine wood which was used for torches

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kēn
Genitive *kēnas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kēn *kēnō, *kēnōs
Accusative *kēn *kēnā
Genitive *kēnas *kēnō
Dative *kēnē *kēnum
Instrumental *kēnu *kēnum

Descendants

  • Old English: ċēn
  • Old Frisian: *kēn, *kin
    • Saterland Frisian: Käin n
    • ⇒ West Frisian: kynbeam
    • ⇒ West Frisian: kynhout
  • Old Saxon: *kin, *kēn
  • Old Dutch: *kien
    • Middle Dutch: kien, kiene
      • Dutch: kien
        • ⇒ Dutch: kienhout
        • ⇒ Dutch: kienspaan
        • ⇒ Dutch: Kinrooi (placename)
  • Old High German: kēn, kien, chien

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206: “PWGmc *kēn”
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