Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stungi

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 *stungiz.

Noun

*stungi m

  1. sting, pricking, puncture

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *stungi
Genitive *stungī
Singular Plural
Nominative *stungi *stungī
Accusative *stungi *stungī
Genitive *stungī *stungijō
Dative *stungī *stungim, *stungijum
Instrumental *stungī *stungim, *stungijum

Descendants

  • >? Old English: stynġ
  • Old High German: stung[1]
    • Middle High German: stunc

References

  1. ^ Bjorvand, Harald (1995), “Nominale Stammbildung des germanischen maskuline Verbalnomina: a-Stämme oder i-Stämme?”, in Drei Studien zum Germanischen in alter und neuer Zeit, Odense University Press, John Benjamins, page 20