Where does “*kuni” come from?

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

*kuni (Proto-West Germanic): family, kin

Definitions

  1. family, kin

Ancestry of “*kuni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “*kuni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →