Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finkô

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- (“small bird, sparrow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸiŋ.kɔːː/

Noun

*finkô m

finch

Inflection

Declension of *finkô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*finkô	*finkaniz
vocative	*finkô	*finkaniz
accusative	*finkanų	*finkanunz
genitive	*finkiniz	*finkanǫ̂
dative	*finkini	*finkammaz
instrumental	*finkinē	*finkammiz

Related terms

*finkiz
*spinkiz

Descendants

Old Saxon: finko
- Middle Low German: vinke, (vink)
  - German Low German: Fink
  - → Danish: finke
    - → Icelandic: finka
  - → Swedish: fink
Old Dutch: finko
- Middle Dutch: vinke, (vink)
  - Dutch: vink
    - Afrikaans: vink
  - Limburgish: vink
Old High German: finco
- Middle High German: vinke
  - Bavarian: Pienke
    Cimbrian: finko
    - → Gheg Albanian: benk
      - → Tosk Albanian: beng
  - German: Fink
    - → Estonian: vint
  - Pennsylvania German: Fink