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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smeuganą

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smewk- (to slip, slide), *smewg- (to slip, glide; be slimy) with -g- instead of expected -h-, likely due to influence from the causative or iterative formations.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmeu̯.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smeuganą[1][2]

  1. to creep, slip through or into

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *smeugan, *smūgan
    • Old English: smūgan
      • Middle English: smuȝen
        • Scots: smue, smow, smoo
    • Old Frisian: *smūga
      • Old Frisian: smūginge
    • Old Dutch: *smūgan, *smiogan
    • Old High German: smiogan
  • Old Norse: smjúga

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*smeugan- ~ *smūgan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 458
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*smeuʒanan ~ *smūʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 354
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