Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fukkōną

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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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸuk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *pugnéh₂-. Likely related to Latvian puga (gust of wind).

Verb

*fukkōną

  1. to blow, gust
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *fukk- against non-singular *fuk-.

Related terms
Descendants

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Pre-Germanic *pugnéh₂-, likely a zero-grade iterative from Proto-Indo-European *pug-, *pewǵ- (to strike, assail). Related to Latin pugnus (fist), Ancient Greek πυγμή (pugmḗ, fist), possibly also Russian пуга́ть (pugátʹ, to frighten, scare).

Verb

*fukkōną

  1. to strike, assail
  2. to copulate
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *fukk- against non-singular *fuk-.

Related terms
Descendants