Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlankō

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 *hlankaz (“flexible; slim”) +‎ *-ō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlɑŋ.kɔː/

Noun

*hlankō f(West Germanic)

  1. a bend; curve
  2. (anatomy) side; flank; hip

Inflection

Declension of *hlankō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hlankō *hlankôz
vocative *hlankō *hlankôz
accusative *hlankǭ *hlankōz
genitive *hlankōz *hlankǫ̂
dative *hlankōi *hlankōmaz
instrumental *hlankō *hlankōmiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hlanku
    • Old English: *hlanc, *hlonc
      • Middle English: *lanke, lonke
    • Old Saxon: hlanka
      • Middle Low German: lanke
        • German Low German: Lank
    • Frankish: *hlanka
      • Old Dutch: *hlanka, *lanka
        • Middle Dutch: lanke
      • → Old French: flanche f, flanc m (see there for further descendants)
    • Old High German: hlanca, hlancha, lanca, lanka
      • Middle High German: lanke

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlankjō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 228-9
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