Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pīkaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editSimilar to the verb *pikkōną (“to pick, peck”) (or a secondary form of it), probably ultimately of imitative origin. Compare Vulgar Latin *picco (“I sting, strike”), which could be a borrowing or parallel formation.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*pīkaz m
Inflection
editmasculine a-stemDeclension of *pīkaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *pīkaz | *pīkōz, *pīkōs | |
vocative | *pīk | *pīkōz, *pīkōs | |
accusative | *pīką | *pīkanz | |
genitive | *pīkas, *pīkis | *pīkǫ̂ | |
dative | *pīkai | *pīkamaz | |
instrumental | *pīkō | *pīkamiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *pīk
- Old Norse: pík
- Gothic: *𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*peiks)
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌲𐌼𐍃 (peikabagms, “palm tree”)
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 292
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “piek”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute