Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knukilaz

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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 *knukô (“joint, bone”) +‎ *-ilaz (“diminutive suffix”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*knukilaz m

  1. knuckle, small bone
  2. knot, bump

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *knukilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *knukilaz *knukilōz, *knukilōs
vocative *knukil *knukilōz, *knukilōs
accusative *knukilą *knukilanz
genitive *knukilas, *knukilis *knukilǫ̂
dative *knukilai *knukilamaz
instrumental *knukilō *knukilamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*knuk(k)an-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 298: “*knukila-”
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