Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dukkǭ

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 pre-Germanic *dʰugʰ-néh₂-, from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewgʰ- (to produce; to be strong). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *dugь (strength, power), Old Armenian յանդուգն (yandugn, headstrong).

Noun edit

*dukkǭ f

  1. power, strength
  2. muscle
  3. mass, lump
  4. bundle, stook, wisp, skein
  5. strawman, straw figure, doll

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *dukkǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dukkǭ *dukkōniz
vocative *dukkǭ *dukkōniz
accusative *dukkōnų *dukkōnunz
genitive *dukkōniz *dukkōnǫ̂
dative *dukkōni *dukkōmaz
instrumental *dukkōnē *dukkōmiz

Descendants edit