Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanką

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European *gong- (mockery, derision).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*kanką n

  1. (West Germanic) jeer; derision; mockery

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kanką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kanką *kankō
vocative *kanką *kankō
accusative *kanką *kankō
genitive *kankas, *kankis *kankǫ̂
dative *kankai *kankamaz
instrumental *kankō *kankamiz

Related terms[edit]

  • *kanganaz
    • Old Norse: kanginyrði

Descendants[edit]