Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pund

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 Proto-Germanic *pundą.

Noun

*pund n

pound (weight)

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pund
Genitive	*pundas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pund	*pundu
Accusative	*pund	*pundu
Genitive	*pundas	*pundō
Dative	*pundē	*pundum
Instrumental	*pundu	*pundum

Descendants

Old English: pund
- Middle English: pund, punde, pounde, pound
  - English: pound
    Northumbrian: pund
  - → Middle Irish: punt
    - Irish: punt
    - Manx: punt
  - Scots: pund, poond
Old Frisian: pund
- Saterland Frisian: Puund
- West Frisian: pûn
Old Saxon: pund
- Middle Low German: punt
  - German Low German: Pund
Old Dutch: punt
- Middle Dutch: pont, pond
  - Dutch: pond
Old High German: pfunt
- Middle High German: pfunt
  - German: Pfund
  - Yiddish: פֿונט‎ (funt)

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