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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Unknown; suggested to be related to *biggō (“piglet”), though phonologically problematic, perhaps pointing to a substrate borrowing.[1] Alternatively, based on Middle Low German pū̂ke, puyke (“piglet”), perhaps from a root *pū̆k- of uncertain meaning + *-gō.
Noun
*puggō m
- piglet
- Synonym: *swīn
Inflection
| Masculine an-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*poggō
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| Genitive
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*puggini, *poggan
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*poggō
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*poggan
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| Accusative
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*poggan
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*poggan
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| Genitive
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*puggini, *poggan
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*pogganō
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| Dative
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*puggini, *poggan
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*puggum
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| Instrumental
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*puggini, *poggan
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*puggum
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Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “big”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
