Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stalukaz

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

Alternative forms

• *stalikaz

Etymology

From *staluz +‎ *-ukaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑ.lu.kɑz/

Noun

*stalukaz m

1. small rod or staff
2. handle
3. (of a plant) stalk

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *stalukaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stalukaz	*stalukōz, *stalukōs
vocative	*staluk	*stalukōz, *stalukōs
accusative	*staluką	*stalukanz
genitive	*stalukas, *stalukis	*stalukǫ̂
dative	*stalukai	*stalukamaz
instrumental	*stalukō	*stalukamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *staluk, *stalik
  • Old English: *stealuc, *stealc, *stielc
    • Middle English: stalk, stalke, stelke
      • English: stalk
      • Scots: stalk, stauk, stawk
  • Old High German: *stelh
    • ⇒ Old High German: wazzarstelh
• Old Norse: *stjælkr
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stjelk, stelk, stalk
  • Old Swedish: stiælker; stiælke
    • Swedish: stjälk
  • Old Danish: stiælke
• >? Old Norse: stilkr (perhaps conflated with Old Saxon stil; compare Old High German stil)
  • Icelandic: stilkur
  • Danish: stilk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stilk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stilk