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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alkǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (a kind of bird).

Noun

*alkǭ f [1]

  1. a kind of sea bird, auk

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *alkǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *alkǭ *alkōniz
vocative *alkǭ *alkōniz
accusative *alkōnų *alkōnunz
genitive *alkōniz *alkōnǫ̂
dative *alkōni *alkōmaz
instrumental *alkōnē *alkōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*alkōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 23
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