Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aukô

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

Derived from *aukaną (“to increase”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.kɔːː/

Noun

*aukô m

1. increase, addition

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *aukô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aukô	*aukaniz
vocative	*aukô	*aukaniz
accusative	*aukanų	*aukanunz
genitive	*aukiniz	*aukanǫ̂
dative	*aukini	*aukammaz
instrumental	*aukinē	*aukammiz

Descendants

• Old English: ēaca
  • Middle English: eke, eche (assibilation due to influence from the verb echen, a variant of eken)
    • English: eke
    • Scots: eke, eik
• Old Frisian: āka
• Old Norse: auki
  • Icelandic: auki
  • Faroese: eyki
  • Danish: øge, øg