Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jeukāną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editLikely from *yewǵ- (“to excite”). Possibly related to Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan. Middle High German jouchen (“to chase”) is likely related but seems to show a different ablaut grade.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*jeukāną[1]
Inflection
editConjugation of *jeukāną (weak class 3)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*jeukēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 206