Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lukkōną

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

Unclear, possibly related to *leuganą (to lie), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-.[1]

Or possibly a zero-grade iterative related to Lithuanian lùnginti (to allure).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lukkōną[1][2]

  1. to caress
  2. to lure, entice

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lukkō *lukkǭ *lukkōi ?
2nd singular *lukkōsi *lukkōs *lukkō *lukkōsai *lukkōsau
3rd singular *lukkōþi *lukkō *lukkōþau *lukkōþai *lukkōþau
1st dual *lukkōs *lukkōw
2nd dual *lukkōþiz *lukkōþiz *lukkōþiz
1st plural *lukkōmaz *lukkōm *lukkōnþai *lukkōnþau
2nd plural *lukkōþ *lukkōþ *lukkōþ *lukkōnþai *lukkōnþau
3rd plural *lukkōnþi *lukkōn *lukkōnþau *lukkōnþai *lukkōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lukkōdǭ *lukkōdēdį̄
2nd singular *lukkōdēz *lukkōdēdīz
3rd singular *lukkōdē *lukkōdēdī
1st dual *lukkōdēdū *lukkōdēdīw
2nd dual *lukkōdēdudiz *lukkōdēdīdiz
1st plural *lukkōdēdum *lukkōdēdīm
2nd plural *lukkōdēdud *lukkōdēdīd
3rd plural *lukkōdēdun *lukkōdēdīn
present past
participles *lukkōndz *lukkōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lokkōn
    • Old English: *loccian
      • Old English: aloccian
      • Old English: ġeloccian
    • Old Frisian: *lokia
    • Old Saxon: *lokkōn
    • Old Dutch: *loccon
    • Old High German: lockōn, lohhōn
  • Old Norse: lokka

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lukkōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 250
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*luk(k)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 343