Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kakǭ
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. The relationship with Lithuanian gúogas (“skull”) by supposed Proto-Indo-European *gag-, *gōg- (“something round, something lumpy”) is highly doubtful.[1][2][3] Compare *kōkô (“cake”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*kakǭ f
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stemDeclension of *kakǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kakǭ | *kakōniz | |
| vocative | *kakǭ | *kakōniz | |
| accusative | *kakōnų | *kakōnunz | |
| genitive | *kakōniz | *kakōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kakōni | *kakōmaz | |
| instrumental | *kakōnē | *kakōmiz | |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *kakā
- Proto-Norse: *ᚲᚨᚲᛟ (*kakō)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 306-7
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “Kōkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gag-, gōg-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 349