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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Derived from *aukaną (“to increase”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*aukô m
- increase, addition
Inflection
Declension of *aukô (masculine an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*aukô
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*aukaniz
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| vocative
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*aukô
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*aukaniz
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| accusative
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*aukanų
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*aukanunz
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| genitive
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*aukiniz
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*aukanǫ̂
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| dative
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*aukini
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*aukammaz
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| instrumental
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*aukinē
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*aukammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: ēaca
- Middle English: eke, eche (assibilation due to influence from the verb echen, a variant of eken)
- Old Frisian: āka
- Old Norse: auki