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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hūkaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Back-formed from *hukkōną (to squat, sit hunched, cower).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hūkaną[1]

  1. to squat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hūkan
    • Westphalian: hûken
    • Old Dutch: *hūkan
      • Middle Dutch: hūken
    • Old High German: hūhhan
  • Old Norse: húka

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hūkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 252
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