Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smeuganą
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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
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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (“to slip, slide”), *smewg- (“to slip, glide; be slimy”), with -g- instead of expected -h-, likely due to influence from the causative or iterative formations. Cognate with Lithuanian smaũkti (“to pull, don, roll up”), Slovene smúkati (“to scurry, slip”).[1]
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Inflection
Conjugation of *smeuganą (strong class 2)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*smeugan- ~ *smūgan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 458
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*smeuʒanan ~ *smūʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 354