Proto-Germanic k reflects the Indo-European palatal stop under Grimm’s Law, while the suffixed zero-grade formation develops into Germanic *kunja-.
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*kunja-
lineage, family, kin, descent, or people
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European suffixed zero grade · kin generation formation*gn̥ə-yo-
generation, lineage, or kin formation
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A birth or generation formation develops the lineage, family, and kin field.
Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic reconstruction.
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors · Rosemarie Lühr
established — American Heritage directly places Germanic *kunjam under *gn̥ə-yo-; EWA publishes the laryngeal correspondence.
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Kunni — Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen VColumn 892: *kunja- < Indo-European suffixed formation
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Gives the corresponding laryngeal derivation for the Germanic kin noun.
Indo-European Root genə-genə-, zero-grade *gn̥ə-yo- section
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes Germanic *kunjam under the suffixed Indo-European zero grade.
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