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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-hun

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Possibly from Pre-Germanic *-kสทune, from a variant or development of the root found in Proto-Indo-European *kสทos + particle *-ne.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xun/

Particle

*-hun

  1. Attaches to indefinite pronouns, with the suffixed word often being preceded by the particle *ne or *ni.
  1. Attaches to indefinite adverbs, with the suffixed word often being preceded by the particle *ne or *ni.

Derived terms
Category Proto-Germanic words suffixed with *-hun not found

Descendants

References
  • Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feistโ€™s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill
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