Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jukuzī

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

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *yugusíh₂, presumably a fossilized perfect participle meaning "what has joined". Derived from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.ku.ziː/

Noun

*jukuzī f

1. yoke

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *jukuzī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*jukuzī	*jukuzijôz
vocative	*jukuzī	*jukuzijôz
accusative	*jukuzijǭ	*jukuzijōz
genitive	*jukuzijōz	*jukuzijǫ̂
dative	*jukuzijōi	*jukuzijōmaz
instrumental	*jukuzijō	*jukuzijōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *jukuʀi
  • >? Old English: ġycer, ġicer (alternatively, rendered as ġȳcer and allied to Old High German jūhhart, *jiuhhart)
• Gothic: 𐌾𐌿𐌺𐌿𐌶𐌹 (jukuzi)

References

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 212-213