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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klōkaz

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

Of uncertain origin.[1] Possibly related to Old Irish glicc (shrewd, acute), Scots gleg (smart, quick), Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, to ponder), Middle English begalewen (to frighten, stupefy).[2][3]

Adjective

*klōkaz[4]

  1. strong, quick, smart

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *klōk
  • Old Dutch: *cluoc
    • Middle Dutch: cloec

References

  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “klug”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
  2. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Proto-Germanic/klōkaz”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page glic
  3. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kloek2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  4. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “kloek 2”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press:pgm. *klōk-
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