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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lūkaną

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to turn, bend).

Verb

*lūkaną[1][2]

  1. to close, to shut
Inflection
Descendants

Verb

*lūkaną[3]

  1. Alternative form of *leukaną

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*leukan- ~ *lūkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lūkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 252
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lūkanan ~ *leukanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 252
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