Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ankijǭ

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 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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-ieh₂-, from *h₂eng- (“curve, bend”).

Noun

*ankijǭ f[1]

  1. (anatomy) limb or joint (e.g. foot joint, ankle, nape of the neck, etc.)

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *ankijǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ankijǭ *ankijōniz
vocative *ankijǭ *ankijōniz
accusative *ankijōnų *ankijōnunz
genitive *ankijōniz *ankijōnǫ̂
dative *ankijōni *ankijōmaz
instrumental *ankijōnē *ankijōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ankijā
  • Old Norse: ekkja (“heel”)

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ankjōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 29
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