Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/undiz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *unnaną (to bestow) +‎ *-þiz (nominal suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.diz/

Noun

*undiz f[1]

  1. favour
  2. affection

Inflection

Declension of *undiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *undiz *undīz
vocative *undi *undīz
accusative *undį *undinz
genitive *undīz *undijǫ̂
dative *undī *undimaz
instrumental *undī *undimiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Remodeled as a sti-stem in West Germanic.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *unsti
    • Old Frisian: gunst
    • Old Saxon: unst
      • Swedish: ynnest
      • Danish: yndest
    • Old Dutch: *gunst
    • Old High German: unst
      • Middle High German: unst

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*undi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 559:*undi-