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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finkaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *penk-. The current form with -k- was influenced by the iteratives, the presumed primary form *finhaną is unattested.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiŋ.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*finkaną[1]

  1. to sparkle, to burn

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *finkan
    • Old Dutch: *finkan
    • Old High German: *finkan
      • Old High German: *finklōn

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*finkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 141
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