Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unciju

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 Latin uncia. Parallel borrowing with Old Norse unzia, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌾𐌰 (unkja).

Noun

*unciju f

  1. ounce
  2. unit of money

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *unciju
Genitive *uncijā
Singular Plural
Nominative *unciju *uncijō
Accusative *uncijā *uncijā
Genitive *uncijā *uncijō
Dative *uncijē *uncijōm, *uncijum
Instrumental *unciju *uncijōm, *uncijum

Descendants

  • Old English: ynċe m, yndse, yntse f
  • Old Frisian: enze, ense, einse
    • West Frisian: ûns
  • Old Saxon: *uncia, *unzia
    • Middle Low German: unse, unze, untze
      • German Low German: Oons, Oos
  • Old Dutch: *unca
  • Old High German: unza
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