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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *wunēn (“to stay, dwell”) + *-ungu.
Verb
*wunungu
- gerund of *wunēn
Noun
*wunungu f
- home, dwelling
Inflection
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Singular
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*wunungu
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| Genitive
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*wunungā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*wunungu
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*wunungō
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| Accusative
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*wunungā
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*wunungā
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| Genitive
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*wunungā
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*wunungō
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| Dative
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*wunungē
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*wunungōm, *wunungum
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| Instrumental
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*wunungu
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*wunungōm, *wunungum
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Descendants
- Old English: wunung
- Middle English: wununge, wunnunge, wuning, woning, wonyng
- English: woning
- Scots: wonnyng, wonyng, wonyn
- Old Frisian: weninge, wenninge
- Saterland Frisian: Woonenge
- West Frisian: wenning
- Old Saxon: *wununga, *wonunga
- Middle Low German: wonunge, wōnunge, wāninge
- Old Dutch: wonunga
- Old High German: wonunga
- Middle High German: wonunge