Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/puggō
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Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; suggested to be related to *biggō (“piglet”), though phonologically problematic, perhaps pointing to a substrate borrowing.[1] Alternatively, based on Middle Low German pū̂ke, puyke (“piglet”), perhaps from a root *pū̆k- of uncertain meaning + *-gō.
Noun edit
*puggō m
Inflection edit
Masculine an-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *puggō | |
Genitive | *puggini, *puggan | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *puggō | *puggan |
Accusative | *puggan | *puggan |
Genitive | *puggini, *puggan | *pugganō |
Dative | *puggini, *puggan | *puggum |
Instrumental | *puggini, *puggan | *puggum |
Alternative reconstructions edit
- *piggō
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “big”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press