Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wunungu

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 *wunēn (“to stay, dwell”) +‎ *-ungu.

Verb

*wunungu

gerund of *wunēn

Noun

*wunungu f

home, dwelling

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wunungu
Genitive	*wunungā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wunungu	*wunungō
Accusative	*wunungā	*wunungā
Genitive	*wunungā	*wunungō
Dative	*wunungē	wunungōm, wunungum
Instrumental	*wunungu	wunungōm, wunungum

Descendants

Old English: wunung
- Middle English: wununge, wunnunge, wuning, woning, wonyng
  - English: woning
  - Scots: wonnyng, wonyng, wonyn
Old Frisian: weninge, wenninge
- Saterland Frisian: Woonenge
- West Frisian: wenning
Old Saxon: *wununga, *wonunga
- Middle Low German: wonunge, wōnunge, wāninge
  - German Low German: Wohnung
  - → Danish: våning
  - → Swedish: våning
  - → Norwegian: våning
Old Dutch: wonunga
- Middle Dutch: woninge
  - Dutch: woning
Old High German: wonunga
- Middle High German: wonunge
  - German: Wohnung

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