Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faikną

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 *peyǵ- (“evil, fiendish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯k.nɑ̃/

Noun

*faikną n

  1. malice
  2. deceit

Inflection

Declension of *faikną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *faikną *faiknō
vocative *faikną *faiknō
accusative *faikną *faiknō
genitive *faiknas, *faiknis *faiknǫ̂
dative *faiknai *faiknamaz
instrumental *faiknō *faiknamiz
  • *faiknīgaz
  • *faiknijaz
  • *faiknōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *faikn
    • Old English: fācn, fācen
    • Old Frisian: *fēkn
      • ⇒ Old Frisian: fēknia (verb)
    • Old Saxon: fēkn, fēkan
    • Old High German: feihhan, feichan
  • Old Norse: feikn
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