Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pund

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 Proto-Germanic *pundą.

Noun

*pund n

  1. pound (weight)

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *pund
Genitive *pundas
Singular Plural
Nominative *pund *pundu
Accusative *pund *pundu
Genitive *pundas *pundō
Dative *pundē *pundum
Instrumental *pundu *pundum

Descendants

  • Old English: pund
    • Middle English: pund, punde, pounde, pound
    • → Middle Welsh: punt
  • Old Frisian: pund
    • Saterland Frisian: Puund
    • West Frisian: pûn
  • Old Saxon: pund
    • Middle Low German: punt
      • German Low German: Pund
  • Old Dutch: punt
  • Old High German: pfunt
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