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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kukjaną

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

Most likely onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuk.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kukjaną[1][2]

  1. to kiss

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kukkjan
    • Old Saxon: *kukkian
      • Middle Low German: kükken
        • Low German: kükken
          • ? Dutch: kukken
  • Gothic: 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kukjan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kukjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kukjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 222
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