Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smakō
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From *smakkijan, *smakēn (“to taste”) + *-ō.
Noun
*smakō m
Inflection
| Masculine an-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *smakō | |
| Genitive | *smakini, *smakan | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *smakō | *smakan |
| Accusative | *smakan | *smakan |
| Genitive | *smakini, *smakan | *smakanō |
| Dative | *smakini, *smakan | *smakum |
| Instrumental | *smakini, *smakan | *smakum |
Alternative reconstructions
- *smakkō
Descendants
- Old English: *smaca, *smacca
- Old Frisian: smaka
- Old Saxon: *smako
- Old Dutch: *smako
- Old High German: smakko, smacko
References
- Vladimir Orel (2003) “*smak(k)ōn ~ *smak(k)az”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352