Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hukkōną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Pre-Germanic *kuknéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“to bend, curve(?)”). The strong verb *hūkaną was likely back-formed from the iterative. Related to Sanskrit कुचति (kucati, “to make crooked”), Proto-Slavic *kukati ~ Proto-Slavic *kučati (“to squat”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*hukkōną
Inflection edit
The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *hukk- against *hug-.
Conjugation of *hukkōną (weak class 2)