Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smukkaz

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

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Derived from either *smukkōną (to creep, slink, slip) or from the same zero-grade root representing Pre-Germanic *smuknós, from Proto-Indo-European *smewk- (to slip, slide)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*smukkaz m

  1. smock, shift, something slipped into

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *smukkaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *smukkaz *smukkōz, *smukkōs
vocative *smukk *smukkōz, *smukkōs
accusative *smukką *smukkanz
genitive *smukkas, *smukkis *smukkǫ̂
dative *smukkai *smukkamaz
instrumental *smukkō *smukkamiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: smoc, smocc
  • Old Norse: smokkr

References edit

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