Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kukkaz

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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

Likely from original n-stem *keukô ~ *kukkaz. Ultimately of imitative origin, similar to Sanskrit कुक्कुट (kukkuṭa, “rooster”), Proto-Slavic *kokošь (“hen”). Some sources believe the Germanic forms to be borrowed from Late Latin coccus rather than the other way around.

Pronunciation

Noun

*kukkaz m

  1. cock, rooster, chicken
    Synonym: *hanô

Inflection

Declension of *kukkaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kukkaz *kukkōz, *kukkōs
vocative *kukk *kukkōz, *kukkōs
accusative *kukką *kukkanz
genitive *kukkas, *kukkis *kukkǫ̂
dative *kukkai *kukkamaz
instrumental *kukkō *kukkamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “kyckling”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok ‎ (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 380
  2. ^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Kjukling”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 276
  3. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Küken”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 417
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*kukkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 223
  5. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Proto-Germanic/kukkaz”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
  6. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kok2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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