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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hurnungaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms
  • *hurningaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kurn- (“bastard”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύρνος (kúrnos, “bastard”), Sanskrit कुण्ड (kuṇḍa, “adulterine, bastard”).

Noun

*hurnungaz m

  1. bastard
  • *hurnō

Descendants
  • Old English: hornung
  • Old Frisian: horning
  • Old Saxon: hornung, horning
    • Middle Low German: hoernyng, hornink
  • Old Frankish: *hornung
    • Old Dutch: *hornung, *horning
      • Middle Dutch: hornink
    • Middle Latin: ornungus, ornongus
  • Old High German: hornung
  • Old Norse: hornungr; (horna< *hurnō)
    • Icelandic: hornungur
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