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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kōnī

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *kōniz + * (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*kōnī

  1. adept, able
  2. keen, bold
Inflection
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *kōnī
Genitive *kōnijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kōnī *kōniju *kōnī
Accusative *kōnijanā *kōnijā *kōnī
Genitive *kōnijas *kōnijeʀā *kōnijas
Dative *kōnijumē *kōnijeʀē *kōnijumē
Instrumental *kōniju *kōnijeʀu *kōniju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kōnijē *kōnijō *kōniju
Accusative *kōnijā *kōnijā *kōniju
Genitive *kōnijeʀō *kōnijeʀō *kōnijeʀō
Dative *kōnijēm, *kōnijum *kōnijēm, *kōnijum *kōnijēm, *kōnijum
Instrumental *kōnijēm, *kōnijum *kōnijēm, *kōnijum *kōnijēm, *kōnijum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: cēne
  • Old Frisian: *kēne
  • Old Saxon: *kōni
  • Old Dutch: *kuoni
    • Middle Dutch: coene
  • Old High German: kuoni, chuoni, kuani
    • Middle High German: küen, küene, küne
      • Alemannic German: chüe, chüen
      • German: kühn
      • Luxembourgish: kéng

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *kōnį̄. Equivalent to *kōnī (adept, bold) + * (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*kōnī f

  1. skillfulness, ableness
  2. courage
Inflection
īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *kōnī
Genitive *kōnīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kōnī
Accusative *kōnīn
Genitive *kōnīn
Dative *kōnīn
Instrumental *kōnīn

Descendants

  • Old High German: kuonī, chuonī
    • Middle High German: küene
      • German: Kühne
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