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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kunilā

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

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *quenela and Latin conīla, conela, cunela.[1]

Noun

*kunilā f

  1. wild thyme, savory

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *kunilā
Genitive *kunilōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kunilā *kunilōn
Accusative *kunilōn *kunilōn
Genitive *kunilōn *kunilōnō
Dative *kunilōn *kunilōm, *kunilum
Instrumental *kunilōn *kunilōm, *kunilum

Alternative forms
  • *konulā, *kwenelā

Descendants
  • Old English: cunele, cunelle, cunille
    • Middle English: cunel
  • Old Saxon: kunila, konula, konnela, konele, kwenela, quenela, quenula
    • Middle Low German: kȫnele, konele, könnele, künele, kölle, quēnel
  • Old Dutch: *quenela, *quenla
    • Middle Dutch: cuelne, *quenle, quendel
  • Old High German: quenela, quenela, quenala, konila, konul, konala, kunila, kunala, quenila, quonila
    • Middle High German: quenil, quenel, quennel, quennele, quendel, kundel

References
  1. de Vries, Jan (1971) “keule”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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