Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kreukaną
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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
According to Kroonen, the verb was associated by the Germanic tribes with the unrelated *kreupaną (“to crawl”) from an early stage. He suggests that the root final -k arose from an earlier geminate -kk, which was adopted from the iterative verb *krukkōną. Related to Old Irish gruc (“wrinkle”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*kreukaną[1]
Inflection
Conjugation of *kreukaną (strong class 2)