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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smukkōną

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 *smuknéh₂-, iterative formation to *smeuganą (to creep, slip into).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmuk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smukkōną

  1. to slide into, slip through
  2. to creep, slink

Inflection

The original paradigm was made up of singular *smukk- against non-singular *smug-. This allowed for later analogical leveling throughout the dialects.

Descendants

  • (Dutch: smokkelen) (with secondary frequentative suffix)
  • Old Norse: *smokka, *smugga
    • Faroese: smokka
    • Norwegian: smugga

References

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