Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swakkuz

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

Alternative forms

  • *swikkiz, *swakiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swegn-, *swekn- (“odour, smell”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweg-, *swek- (“to smell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑk.kuz/

Noun

*swakkuz m

  1. smell; odour; scent

Inflection

Declension of *swakkuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swakkuz *swakkiwiz
vocative *swakku *swakkiwiz
accusative *swakkų *swakkunz
genitive *swakkauz *swakkiwǫ̂
dative *swakkiwi *swakkumaz
instrumental *swakkū *swakkumiz
  • *swakjaną
  • *swikkiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swakku, *swakkī
    • Old English: swæcc, swecc; swicc (< *swikkiz); swec (< *swakiz)
    • Old Saxon: swek (< *swakiz)
    • Old High German: swekkī, sweckī; swekka, swecka; swekke (plural)
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