Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alkǭ

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

Alternative forms

• *allakǭ, *alukǭ

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“a kind of bird”).

Noun

*alkǭ f

1. (North Germanic) a kind of sea bird, auk

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *alkǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*alkǭ	*alkōniz
vocative	*alkǭ	*alkōniz
accusative	*alkōnų	*alkōnunz
genitive	*alkōniz	*alkōnǫ̂
dative	*alkōni	*alkōmaz
instrumental	*alkōnē	*alkōmiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: alka
  • Icelandic: álka
    • → English: auk
  • Faroese: álka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: alke, alka; (dialectal) ålke
  • Swedish: alka
    • → Dutch: alk
    • → German: Alk
  • Danish: alke
    • Norwegian Bokmål: alke
  • →⇒ Irish: falcóg