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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Unclear, possibly related to *leuganą (“to lie”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-.[1]
Or possibly a zero-grade iterative related to Lithuanian lùnginti (“to allure”).[2]
Pronunciation
Verb
*lukkōną[1][2]
- to caress
- to lure, entice
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lukkōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 250
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*luk(k)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 343