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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bakku
Proto-West Germanic
Alternative forms
- *baku
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bakkuz, *bakuz (“baking”). Gemination would be explained due to influence or derivation from *bakkōn (Proto-Germanic *bakkōną), the iterative form, potentially ultimately preserved in the English sense of batch (“a series or run of baking/baked goods”).
Inflection
u-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *bakku | |
Genitive | *bakkō | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *bakku | *bakkiwi, *bakkō |
Accusative | *bakku | *bakkū |
Genitive | *bakkō | *bakkiwō |
Dative | *bakkiwi, *bakkō | *bakkum |
Instrumental | *bakku | *bakkum |
Usage notes
- The exact gender is unknown, but assumed to be feminine due to Middle High German becke (“baked good, pastry, baking, bakery, baking rule”), which was a strong feminine noun.
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