Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/askǭ

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Usually connected to Proto-Indo-European *h₂e(H)s- (“to dry, burn”), with an uncertain suffix; compare Old Armenian աճիւն (ačiwn, “ashes”). In view of the voiced cluster in Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 (azgō), Kroonen suggests a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ed- (“to dry”) + *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”), the first element of which is based on Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒋾 (ḫa-a-ti /⁠ḫāti⁠/) and Ancient Greek ἄζω (ázō), both “to dry up”.[1] Compare also Old Polish ozd, Czech ozditi (“to dry malt”), which could point to a root *h₂esd- or compound *h₂(H)s-d-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑs.kɔ̃ː/

Noun

*askǭ f[1]

  1. ash, ashes

Inflection

Verner alternation was preserved in this noun, so that some forms had the stem *azg-; however, the distribution of the alternants is currently unknown.

Declension of *askǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *askǭ *askōniz
vocative *askǭ *askōniz
accusative *askōnų *askōnunz
genitive *askōniz *askōnǫ̂
dative *askōni *askōmaz
instrumental *askōnē *askōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*askōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 38
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