Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kanip

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Germanic *kanipaz.

Noun

*kanip m

moustache

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kanip
Genitive	*kanipas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kanip	kanipō, kanipōs
Accusative	*kanip	*kanipā
Genitive	*kanipas	*kanipō
Dative	*kanipē	*kanipum
Instrumental	*kanipu	*kanipum

Descendants

Old English: cenep
- Middle English: kempe
  - English: kemp
Old Frisian: kanep, kenep, knap, knep

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