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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lukkōną

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

Unclear, possibly related to *leuganą (to lie), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-.[1]

Or possibly a zero-grade iterative related to Lithuanian lùnginti (to allure).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lukkōną[1][2]

  1. to caress
  2. to lure, entice

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lokkōn
    • Old English: *loccian
      • Old English: aloccian
      • Old English: ġeloccian
    • Old Frisian: *lokia
    • Old Saxon: *lokkōn
    • Old Dutch: *loccon
    • Old High German: lockōn, lohhōn
  • Old Norse: lokka

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lukkōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 250
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*luk(k)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
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