Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kunþō

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 *kunþ +‎ *-ō, or equivalently from Proto-Germanic *kunþô.

Noun

*kunþō m

  1. familiar person; friendly person, acquaintance

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *kunþō
Genitive *kunþini, *kunþan
Singular Plural
Nominative *kunþō *kunþan
Accusative *kunþan *kunþan
Genitive *kunþini, *kunþan *kunþanō
Dative *kunþini, *kunþan *kunþum
Instrumental *kunþini, *kunþan *kunþum

Descendants

  • Old English: cūþa
  • Old Dutch: cundo
  • Old High German: cundo (also “customer”), chundo
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