Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kreukaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editAccording to Kroonen the verb was associated with *kreupaną (“to crawl”) from an early stage. He suggests that the root final -k to arose from an earlier geminate -kk, which was adopted from the iterative verb *krukkōną. Related to Old Irish gruc (“wrinkle”).[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*kreukaną[1]
Inflection
editConjugation of *kreukaną (strong class 2)