Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wulkną

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Nominalized from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥g-nó-s, from *welg- (“wet, damp”) +‎ *-nós.

Pronunciation

Noun

*wulkną n

  1. cloud
    Synonyms: *himinaz, *melhmô, *mihstaz, *skiwją, *skiwô

Inflection

Declension of *wulkną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wulkną *wulknō
vocative *wulkną *wulknō
accusative *wulkną *wulknō
genitive *wulknas, *wulknis *wulknǫ̂
dative *wulknai *wulknamaz
instrumental *wulknō *wulknamiz

Alternative reconstructions

  • *wulkaną, *wulknaz
  • *welkaz
  • *wulkô
  • Proto-West Germanic *wulku f (“cloud”)
    • Saterland Frisian: Wulke
    • Old Dutch: wulko
      • Middle Dutch: wolke (see there for further descendants)
    • Old High German: wolka

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wulk(a)nan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 474
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