Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pundą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pondō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpun.dɑ̃/

Noun

*pundą n

1. pound (weight)

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *pundą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*pundą	*pundō
vocative	*pundą	*pundō
accusative	*pundą	*pundō
genitive	*pundas, *pundis	*pundǫ̂
dative	*pundai	*pundamaz
instrumental	*pundō	*pundamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *pund
  • Old English: pund
    • Middle English: pund, punde, pounde, pound
      • English: pound

        Northumbrian: pund

      • → Middle Irish: punt
        • Irish: punt
        • Manx: punt
      • Scots: pund, poond
    • → Middle Welsh: punt
      • Welsh: punt
  • Old Frisian: pund
    • Saterland Frisian: Puund
    • West Frisian: pûn
  • Old Saxon: pund
    • Middle Low German: punt
      • German Low German: Pund
  • Old Dutch: punt
    • Middle Dutch: pont, pond
      • Dutch: pond
  • Old High German: pfunt
    • Middle High German: pfunt
      • German: Pfund
      • Yiddish: פֿונט (funt)
• Old Norse: pund
  • Faroese: pund
  • Icelandic: pund
  • Faroese: pund
  • Norwegian: pund
  • Old Swedish: pund
    • Swedish: pund
  • Danish: pund
• Gothic: 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳 (pund)