Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hukkōną

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 *kuk-néh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (to bend, curve, elevate). The strong verb *hūkaną was likely back-formed from the iterative. Related to Sanskrit कुचति (kucáti, to make crooked), Lithuanian kaũkas (lump),[1] Proto-Slavic *kukati ~ Proto-Slavic *kučati (to squat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hukkōną

  1. to squat, sit hunched, cower

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *hukk- against *hug-.

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hukkō *hukkǭ *hukkōi ?
2nd singular *hukkōsi *hukkōs *hukkō *hukkōsai *hukkōsau
3rd singular *hukkōþi *hukkō *hukkōþau *hukkōþai *hukkōþau
1st dual *hukkōs *hukkōw
2nd dual *hukkōþiz *hukkōþiz *hukkōþiz
1st plural *hukkōmaz *hukkōm *hukkōnþai *hukkōnþau
2nd plural *hukkōþ *hukkōþ *hukkōþ *hukkōnþai *hukkōnþau
3rd plural *hukkōnþi *hukkōn *hukkōnþau *hukkōnþai *hukkōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hukkōdǭ *hukkōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hukkōdēz *hukkōdēdīz
3rd singular *hukkōdē *hukkōdēdī
1st dual *hukkōdēdū *hukkōdēdīw
2nd dual *hukkōdēdudiz *hukkōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hukkōdēdum *hukkōdēdīm
2nd plural *hukkōdēdud *hukkōdēdīd
3rd plural *hukkōdēdun *hukkōdēdīn
present past
participles *hukkōndz *hukkōdaz

Descendants

  • German: hocken
  • Old Norse: hoka

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*huk(k)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 252-3