Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fukkōną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸuk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *pugnéh₂-. Likely related to Latvian puga (gust of wind), as well as perhaps Old Armenian փուք (pʻukʻ, breath, air).[1]

Verb

*fukkōną

  1. to blow, gust
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *fukk- against non-singular *fuk-.

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fukkō *fukkǭ *fukkōi ?
2nd singular *fukkōsi *fukkōs *fukkō *fukkōsai *fukkōsau
3rd singular *fukkōþi *fukkō *fukkōþau *fukkōþai *fukkōþau
1st dual *fukkōs *fukkōw
2nd dual *fukkōþiz *fukkōþiz *fukkōþiz
1st plural *fukkōmaz *fukkōm *fukkōnþai *fukkōnþau
2nd plural *fukkōþ *fukkōþ *fukkōþ *fukkōnþai *fukkōnþau
3rd plural *fukkōnþi *fukkōn *fukkōnþau *fukkōnþai *fukkōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fukkōdǭ *fukkōdēdį̄
2nd singular *fukkōdēz *fukkōdēdīz
3rd singular *fukkōdē *fukkōdēdī
1st dual *fukkōdēdū *fukkōdēdīw
2nd dual *fukkōdēdudiz *fukkōdēdīdiz
1st plural *fukkōdēdum *fukkōdēdīm
2nd plural *fukkōdēdud *fukkōdēdīd
3rd plural *fukkōdēdun *fukkōdēdīn
present past
participles *fukkōndz *fukkōdaz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *fokkōn
    • Old Dutch: *fokkon
      • Middle Dutch: vocken
    • Old High German: fohhōn, fochōn
      • Middle High German: fochen
  • Old Norse: *fokka
    • Icelandic: fokka
    • Faroese: fokka (foresail, noun)

Etymology 2

    From Pre-Germanic *pugnéh₂-, likely a zero-grade iterative from Proto-Indo-European *pug-, *pewǵ- (to strike, assail). Related to Latin pugnus (fist), Ancient Greek πυγμή (pugmḗ, fist), possibly also Russian пуга́ть (pugátʹ, to frighten, scare). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Verb

    *fukkōną

    1. to strike, assail
    2. to copulate
    Inflection

    The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *fukk- against non-singular *fuk-.

    Conjugation of (weak class 2)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *fukkō *fukkǭ *fukkōi ?
    2nd singular *fukkōsi *fukkōs *fukkō *fukkōsai *fukkōsau
    3rd singular *fukkōþi *fukkō *fukkōþau *fukkōþai *fukkōþau
    1st dual *fukkōs *fukkōw
    2nd dual *fukkōþiz *fukkōþiz *fukkōþiz
    1st plural *fukkōmaz *fukkōm *fukkōnþai *fukkōnþau
    2nd plural *fukkōþ *fukkōþ *fukkōþ *fukkōnþai *fukkōnþau
    3rd plural *fukkōnþi *fukkōn *fukkōnþau *fukkōnþai *fukkōnþau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *fukkōdǭ *fukkōdēdį̄
    2nd singular *fukkōdēz *fukkōdēdīz
    3rd singular *fukkōdē *fukkōdēdī
    1st dual *fukkōdēdū *fukkōdēdīw
    2nd dual *fukkōdēdudiz *fukkōdēdīdiz
    1st plural *fukkōdēdum *fukkōdēdīm
    2nd plural *fukkōdēdud *fukkōdēdīd
    3rd plural *fukkōdēdun *fukkōdēdīn
    present past
    participles *fukkōndz *fukkōdaz
    Descendants
    • Proto-West Germanic: *fukkōn
      • Old English: *fuccian
        • Middle English: *fukken, *fuken
          • English: fuck (see there for further descendants)
          • Early Scots: *fuken
          • Geordie English: fook
      • Old Frisian: *fokkia
      • Old Dutch: *fokkon, *fukkon
      • Old High German: *fuhhōn
        • ? Old High German: fitafuhhōn, fitafuchōn (to lust for, seek fornication, beg for prostitution) (with uncertain initial component; possibly related to fitnessi (pimping, match-making, tempting flattery, wantonness))
    • Old Norse: *fukka
      • Faroese: fukka
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: fukka (dialectal)
      • Swedish: fokka (Bohuslän)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fuk(k)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 158