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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krunkōną

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 *grn̥ǵʰnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *kringaną (to turn, fall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkruŋ.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*krunkōną

  1. to turn, wind

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *krunk- against non-singular *krung-.

Descendants

  • (English: crunkle) (dialectal; with frequentative suffix)
  • Dutch: kronken (early modern), cf. kronkelen (with frequentative suffix)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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