Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/liʀnungu

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 *liʀnōn +‎ *-ungu.

Noun

*liʀnungu f

  1. learning, teaching, instruction

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *liʀnungu
Genitive *liʀnungā
Singular Plural
Nominative *liʀnungu *liʀnungō
Accusative *liʀnungā *liʀnungā
Genitive *liʀnungā *liʀnungō
Dative *liʀnungē *liʀnungōm, *liʀnungum
Instrumental *liʀnungu *liʀnungōm, *liʀnungum

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Old English: leornung, leorning
    • Middle English: lerning
      • English: learning
      • Scots: lerning, leirning, lairning
  • Old Saxon: lernunga
  • Old High German: lirnunga, lernunga
    • Middle High German: lernunge
      • German: Lernung
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