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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dūkaną

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

No clear etymology. Possibly related to *duganą (to be fit), if the Pre-Germanic form was *dʰugʰnéh₂-, supposing that the original meaning was "to fall" and evolved to mean "to happen, be fit" (compare German Zufall (to happen, chance)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dūkaną[1]

  1. to duck, to dive under

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dūkan
    • Old English: *dūcan
    • Old Frisian: dūka
    • Old Saxon: *dūkan
    • Old Dutch: *dūcan
    • Old High German: *tūhhan, *tūchan

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dūkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 107
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