Reconstruction:Old English/fuccian

This Old English 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.

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *fukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną (to smite; copulate), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfuk.ki.ɑn/

    Verb

    *fuccian

    1. (vulgar) to fuck
    2. (possibly) to beat, strike

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Middle English: *fukken, *fuken
      • English: fuck (see there for further descendants)
      • Early Scots: *fuken
      • Geordie English: fook