Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kīkaną
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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
Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos, related to Proto-Italic *kaikos, in which case it would be a doublet of *haihaz (“one-eyed”).
Perhaps related to German gucken (“to watch, look”), but this word is itself of obscure origin.
Pronunciation
Verb
*kīkaną
Inflection
Conjugation of *kīkaną (strong class 1)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *kīkan
- ⇒ Old Frisian: *kīkia
- Old Saxon: kīkan
- Middle Low German: kîken
- Old Dutch: *kīcan
- → Estonian: kiikama