Where does “cunni” come from?

cunni (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon kunni, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

cunni (Old Saxon): Alternative spelling of kunni

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of kunni

Ancestry of “cunni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkunnikin, kind, tribe
2Proto-West Germanic*kunifamily, kin
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →