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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/funkōną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *penk-, a zero-grade iterative to the primary strong verb *finhaną and the secondary strong verb *finkaną (to sparkle, to burn).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuŋ.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*funkōną[1]

  1. (West Germanic) to sparkle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *funkōn
    • Old Dutch: *funkon
    • Old High German: *funkōn
      • Middle High German: vunken

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*funkōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 160
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