Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mankô

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

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Etymology

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Derived from *manō (mane, neck) with *-kô, a suffix used for body parts; compare Proto-Germanic *kelkô (jaw-bone), *leuskô (groin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*mankô m

  1. (North Germanic) mane, upper part of the neck

Inflection

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masculine an-stemDeclension of *mankô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mankô *mankaniz
vocative *mankô *mankaniz
accusative *mankanų *mankanunz
genitive *mankiniz *mankanǫ̂
dative *mankini *mankammaz
instrumental *mankinē *mankammiz

Descendants

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  • Old Norse: *manki, makki

References

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  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN