Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanką

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *gong- (mockery, derision).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*kanką n

  1. (West Germanic) jeer; derision; mockery

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kanką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kanką *kankō
vocative *kanką *kankō
accusative *kanką *kankō
genitive *kankas, *kankis *kankǫ̂
dative *kankai *kankamaz
instrumental *kankō *kankamiz

Related terms edit

  • *kanganaz
    • Old Norse: kanginyrði

Descendants edit