Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unþahaldingu

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 *unþahaldan (to withhold) +‎ *-ingu.

Verb

*unþahaldingu

  1. gerund of *unþaberan

Noun

*unþahaldingu f

  1. abstinence

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *unþahaldingu
Genitive *unþahaldingā
Singular Plural
Nominative *unþahaldingu *unþahaldingō
Accusative *unþahaldingā *unþahaldingā
Genitive *unþahaldingā *unþahaldingō
Dative *unþahaldingē *unþahaldingōm, *unþahaldingum
Instrumental *unþahaldingu *unþahaldingōm, *unþahaldingum

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *undhaldinge
    • West Frisian: ûnthâlding
  • Old Saxon: *undhaldinga, *andhaldinga
    • Middle Low German: enthōldinge, entholdinge, unthōldinge
  • Old Dutch: *anthaldinga
  • Old High German: *inthaltunga
    • Middle High German: enthaltunge, inthaltunge