Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pikkōną

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

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Etymology

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Unknown; from a stem *pikk-, of apparently imitative origin, +‎ *-ōną. Compare Proto-Germanic *bikjaną, but also Latin beccus and Latin bucca.

Verb

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*pikkōną

  1. to pick, peck, prick

Inflection

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The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *pikk- against *pik-.

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Descendants

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