Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lukkōną

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

Unclear, possibly related to *leuganą (to lie), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-.[1]

Or possibly a zero-grade iterative related to Lithuanian lùnginti (to allure).[2]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*lukkōną[1][2]

  1. to caress
  2. to lure, entice

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lukkōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 250
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*luk(k)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 343