Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pundu

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

Uncertain; presumably related to Old English penn (“enclosure, fold, pen”), possibly from unattested verb *punnan (“to lock; to enclose”) +‎ *-þu. Perhaps further related to *pinnā (“peg, pin, bolt”).

Noun

*pundu m

  1. enclosure (for animals, water)
  2. lock

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *pundu
Genitive *pundō
Singular Plural
Nominative *pundu *pundiwi, *pundō
Accusative *pundu *pundū
Genitive *pundō *pundiwō
Dative *pundiwi, *pundō *pundum
Instrumental *pundu *pundum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: *pund
    • Middle English: pund, pound, pond
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