Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pikkōną

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

Unknown; from a stem *pikk-, of apparently imitative origin, +‎ *-ōną. Compare Proto-Germanic *bikjaną.

Verb edit

*pikkōną

  1. to pick, peck, prick

Inflection edit

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *pikk- against *pik-.

Related terms edit

Descendants edit