*mundō

Runic: ᛗᚢᚾᛞᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmun.dɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

  1. hand
  2. protection, security

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mh₂-nt-éh₂ (‘the beckoning one’), from *(s)meh₂- (‘to beckon’). Cognate with Proto-Italic *manus (‘hand’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.mundōmundôz
Acc.mundǭmundōz
Gen.mundōzmundǫ̂
Dat.mundōimundōmaz
Inst.mundōmundōmiz
Voc.mundōmundôz

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Descendants

  • *mundu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • mund (Old Frisian)
  • *mundu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *mund (Old Dutch)
      • mond (Middle Dutch)
        • mond (Dutch)
  • *mundu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • mund (Old English)
      • mund, mound (Middle English)
        • mound, mund (English)
  • *mundu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • munt, munta (Old High German)
      • munt (Middle High German)
        • Mund, Munt (German)
  • *mundu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • mund (Old Saxon)
      • munt (Middle Low German)
        • Vörmundskupp (German Low German)
  • mund (Old Norse)
    • mund (Icelandic)
    • mund (Old Danish)
    • mund (Old Swedish)

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