Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/manakuni

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 *manakunją. Equivalent to *mann +‎ *kuni.

Noun

*manakuni n

mankind
Synonym: *alamann

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*manakuni
Genitive	*manakunnjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*manakuni	*manakunnju
Accusative	*manakuni	*manakunnju
Genitive	*manakunnjas	*manakunnjō
Dative	*manakunnjē	*manakunnjum
Instrumental	*manakunnju	*manakunnjum

Descendants

Old English: mancynn
- Middle English: mankin, mankun, mancun
  - English: mankin
Old Saxon: mankunni
Old High German: mankunni
- Middle High German: mankünne

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