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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/manakunją

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

*mann- (“human”) +‎ *kunją (“race”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑnɑˌkun.jɑ̃/

Noun

*manakunją n[1]

  1. mankind

Inflection
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *manakunją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *manakunją *manakunjō
vocative *manakunją *manakunjō
accusative *manakunją *manakunjō
genitive *manakunjas, *manakunis *manakunjǫ̂
dative *manakunjai *manakunjamaz
instrumental *manakunjō *manakunjamiz

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *manakuni
    • Old English: mancynn
      • Middle English: mankin, mankun, mancun
    • Old Saxon: mankunni
    • Old High German: mankunni
      • Middle High German: mankünne
  • Old Norse: mannkyn

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*mann-kunjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 260
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