Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/munit

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

Borrowed from Latin monēta.[1]

Noun

*munit m or n[2]

  1. coin

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *munit
Genitive *munitas
Singular Plural
Nominative *munit *munitō, *munitōs
Accusative *munit *munitā
Genitive *munitas *munitō
Dative *munitē *munitum
Instrumental *munitu *munitum
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *munit
Genitive *munitas
Singular Plural
Nominative *munit *munitu
Accusative *munit *munitu
Genitive *munitas *munitō
Dative *munitē *munitum
Instrumental *munitu *munitum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: mynet n
    • Middle English: mynt, munet
    • → Old Norse: mynt[3]
  • Old Frisian: mente f
  • Old Saxon: munita f
  • Old Dutch: munita f
  • Old High German: muniz m, munizza f

References

  1. ^ Miller, D. Gary (13 June 2012) “Early loanwords from Latin and Greek”, in External Influences on English: From its Beginnings to the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 4.5, page 64.
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135: “PWGmc *munit”
  3. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “mynt”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 398
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