Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanką

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 Proto-Indo-European *gong- (“mockery, derision”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋ.kɑ̃/

Noun

*kanką n

1. (West Germanic) jeer; derision; mockery

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kanką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kanką	*kankō
vocative	*kanką	*kankō
accusative	*kanką	*kankō
genitive	*kankas, *kankis	*kankǫ̂
dative	*kankai	*kankamaz
instrumental	*kankō	*kankamiz

Related terms

• *kanganaz
  • ⇒ Old Norse: kanginyrði

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *kank
  • Old English: canc
    • Middle English: cang, chang