Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/und

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 Pre-Germanic *h₂n̥tó, original allative to *h₂énts, *h₂ent- (“front”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /und/

Preposition

*und

(+accusative) until, unto, up to

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: *und, *un; *un-
- Middle English: un- (in until, unto)
  - English: until, unto
Old Frisian: und
- North Frisian: ond
Old Saxon: und, unt; untat, unthat, untthat, antthat
Old Dutch: unt, untes
Old High German: unz
- Middle High German: unz
  - German: unz
Old Norse: unz (< *und es)
- Icelandic: uns
Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌳 (und)

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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