Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swakkuz

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

• *swikkiz, *swakiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swegn-, *swekn- (“odour, smell”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweg-, *swek- (“to smell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɑk.kuz/

Noun

*swakkuz m

1. smell; odour; scent

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *swakkuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swakkuz	*swakkiwiz
vocative	*swakku	*swakkiwiz
accusative	*swakkų	*swakkunz
genitive	*swakkauz	*swakkiwǫ̂
dative	*swakkiwi	*swakkumaz
instrumental	*swakkū	*swakkumiz

Related terms

• *swakjaną
• *swikkiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swakku, *swakkī
  • Old English: swæcc, swecc; swicc (< *swikkiz); swec (< *swakiz)
  • Old Saxon: swek (< *swakiz)
  • Old High German: swekkī, sweckī; swekka, swecka; swekke (plural)