Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unþī

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

Alternative forms

*unþiz

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Germanic *h₂n̥tih₂, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“to draw water”). Compare Ancient Greek ἄντλος (ántlos, “hold of a ship, bilgewater”), Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒉌 (ḫa-a-ni, “to draw (liquids)”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈun.θiː/

Noun

*unþī f

wave

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *unþī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*unþī	*unþijôz
vocative	*unþī	*unþijôz
accusative	*unþijǭ	*unþijōz
genitive	*unþijōz	*unþijǫ̂
dative	*unþijōi	*unþijōmaz
instrumental	*unþijō	*unþijōmiz

Synonyms

*wēgaz

Derived terms

*unþīgaz
*unþijōną

Descendants

Old English: ȳþ
- Middle English: ythe, uthe, ithe
  - English: ithe
Old Saxon: ūthia
Old Dutch: *unthia, *untha
- Middle Dutch: unde, onde
  - Dutch: onde (dialectal)
Old High German: undia
- Middle High German: unde, ünde
  - German: Unde (obsolete; dialectal)
  - Yiddish: אינד‎ (ind)
Old Norse: unnr, uðr
- Icelandic: unnur

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 560-561

“unde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 560-561