Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kuningadōm

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 Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz. Equivalent to *kuning +‎ *-dōm.

Noun

*kuningadōm m

realm, kingdom

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kuningadōm
Genitive	*kuningadōmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kuningadōm	kuningadōmō, kuningadōmōs
Accusative	*kuningadōm	*kuningadōmā
Genitive	*kuningadōmas	*kuningadōmō
Dative	*kuningadōmē	*kuningadōmum
Instrumental	*kuningadōmu	*kuningadōmum

Descendants

Old English: cyningdōm
- Middle English: kyngdom, kingdom
  - Scots: kingdom
  - English: kingdom
Old Frisian: *keningdōm, *kiningdōm
- West Frisian: keuningdom
Old Saxon: kuningdōm
Old Dutch: *kuningduom
- Middle Dutch: koninghdom
  - Dutch: koningdom
Old High German: kuningtuom
- Middle High German: künictuom
  - German: Königtum

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