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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sōkniz

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

From *sōkijaną (“to seek, look for; to dispute”) +‎ *-niz.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔːk.niz/

Noun

*sōkniz f[1][3][2]

  1. investigation; probe; examination; inquiry
  2. dispute; quarrel; contest; struggle; fight

Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *sōkniz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sōkniz *sōknīz
vocative *sōkni *sōknīz
accusative *sōknį *sōkninz
genitive *sōknīz *sōknijǫ̂
dative *sōknī *sōknimaz
instrumental *sōknī *sōknimiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *sōkni
    • Old English: sōcn, sōcen
    • >? Old Saxon: *sōki (dissimilated from Old Saxon *sōkni ?)
    • Old High German: sōhnī, suohnī, suohhinī, suochinī
      • ⇒ Old High German: ursōhnī, ursuohnī, ursuohhinī
        • ⇒ Old High German: ursuohhinōn, ursuochinōn, ursuohhanōn, ursuochanōn
    • >? Old High German: suohhī, suochī (dissimilated from Old High German suohhnī ?)
      • Middle High German: suoche (merged with descendant of Old High German suohha)
  • Old Norse: sókn
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃 (sōkns)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sōkniz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 360
  2. Hellquist, Elof (1922) “socken”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎ (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 820: “germ. *sōkīni- o. *sōkni- [..] till germ. *sōkian”
  3. Torp, Alf (1919) “socken”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 820: “Germ. *sôk-ni-, sokî-ni-”
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