Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/akiz

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

Zero-grade i-stem derived from *akaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.kiz/

Noun

*akiz m

1. ache, pain

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *akiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*akiz	*akīz
vocative	*aki	*akīz
accusative	*akį	*akinz
genitive	*akīz	*akjǫ̂
dative	*akī	*akimaz
instrumental	*akī	*akimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aki, *akī
  • Old English: eċe, aċe, æċe
    • Middle English: ache, ake, eche
      • English: ache
      • Scots: ake
  • Old Saxon: *aki, *eki, *ak, *ek
    • Middle Low German: āk, ēk, eck
      • German Low German: Eek (“inflammation”)
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: ēker, ecker
  • Old Dutch: *aki, *eki
    • ⇒ Middle Dutch: akel m (“pain, suffering”)
      • ⇒ Dutch: akelig