Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/plukkōną

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

Possibly represents a Pre-Germanic *blu(gʰ/ǵʰ)néh₂-. Alternatively, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre,[1] but the historical evidence is shaky.[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpluk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*plukkōną

  1. to pluck, pull out or off

Inflection edit

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *plukk- against *plug-.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  1. ^ pflücken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pluck”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.