Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ūkā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *ūkkā

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“to wet; moisten”).

Noun

*ūkā f

  1. toad, fire-bellied toad
    Synonyms: *krodu, *paddā

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *ūkā
Genitive *ūkōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ūkā *ūkōn
Accusative *ūkōn *ūkōn
Genitive *ūkōn *ūkōnō
Dative *ūkōn *ūkōm, *ūkum
Instrumental *ūkōn *ūkōm, *ūkum

Derived terms

  • *ūkijā

Descendants

  • Old English: ȳċe f (< *ūkijā)
  • Old Saxon: *ūkea
    • >? Middle Low German: ûtze
  • Old High German: ūhha, ūcha
    • Middle High German: ūche, ouche, ouke, oucke
      • German: Eutze (archaic)
      • Bavarian: Hötsch

Further reading

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