Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sōkniz

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 *seh₂g- (“to seek; track; follow; hunt down”), equivalent to *sōkijaną +‎ *-niz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːk.niz/

Noun

*sōkniz f

investigation; probe; examination; inquiry
dispute; quarrel; contest; struggle; fight

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *sōkniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sōkniz	*sōknīz
vocative	*sōkni	*sōknīz
accusative	*sōknį	*sōkninz
genitive	*sōknīz	*sōknijǫ̂
dative	*sōknī	*sōknimaz
instrumental	*sōknī	*sōknimiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: sōcn, sōcen
- Middle English: soken
  - English: soken
- → Latin: sōca
  - Middle English: soke
  - Anglo-Norman: soc, socage
    - → Middle English: sokage
      - English: socage
Old High German: sōhni
Old Norse: sókn
- Icelandic: sókn
- Faroese: sókn
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: sokn, sogn
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: sokn
- Old Swedish: sōkn
  - Swedish: socken
- Old Danish: sōkn
  - Danish: sogn
- Westrobothnian: sonkän
- Elfdalian: sokken
- Jamtish: sókn
- Gutnish: sokken
- Scanian: sóğn
Gothic: 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃 (sōkns)

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