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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abuhaz

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 Pre-Germanic *ápōkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂époh₃kʷos, with alteration based on adjectives in *-ugaz. Cognate with Sanskrit अपाञ्च् (ápāñc, located backwards, behind), Serbo-Croatian ȍpāk (wicked, evil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.βu.xɑz/

Adjective

*abuhaz[1]

  1. turned the wrong way, inverted
  2. wicked, bad

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old Saxon: abuh
  • Old High German: abuh
    • Middle High German: ebich
  • Old Norse: ǫfugr, ǫfigr, afigr
    • Icelandic: öfugur
    • Norwegian: avig, avug, ovug
    • Old Swedish: avigher, avugher, avogher
    • Old Danish:
    • English: awk
  • Gothic: 𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌺𐍃 (ibuks)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*abuha-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2
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