Proto-Germanic *kundiz develops into Old English gecynde through West Germanic history, including fronting conditioned by the following high segment and loss or reshaping of inherited endings; ge- is not treated as part of the reconstructed stem.
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gecynde
natural, native, innate, proper, fitting, or inherited by birth
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic · natural native adjective*kundiz
natural, native, or fitting
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The reconstructed natural or native adjective continues as Old English natural, innate, native, fitting, proper, and birthright senses.
Proto-Germanic comparison through West Germanic prehistory into Old English.
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Indo-European Root genə-genə-, zero-grade *gn̥ə-t- section: Germanic *kundiz and Old English gecynde
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly aligns the Germanic and Old English adjective forms.
Ge-cynde — Bosworth–Toller Anglo-Saxon DictionaryHeadword GE-CYNDE, forms and semantic inventory
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the attested English side of the inheritance claim.
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