Reconstruction talk:Proto-West Germanic/snarkōn
Latest comment: 4 months ago by Leasnam in topic Uncertainty
Descendants[edit]
This verb only has one ancient Descendant in Old Norse snerkja (“to pull together”) Leasnam (talk) 02:28, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
- nm. that is a different root altogether Leasnam (talk) 03:04, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
Uncertainty[edit]
@Sokkjo, unlike *fnoʀukōn, which I feel more comfortable with, a reconstruction of *fnaʀukōn has some difficulties. One is the short vowel a + ʀ, which doesn't make sense to me. *fnasukōn or *fnāʀukōn would make sense. Alternatively, could this be from *snarrōn (“to buzz, hum, drone, snarl”) + -ukōn/-ikōn instead, and influenced by *fnoʀukōn in meaning due to being similar-sounding ? What do you think ? Leasnam (talk) 04:08, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
- OHG gisnarhōn (“to snore”) is attested, so a reconstruction with fn- is not possible for this term. Leasnam (talk) 05:46, 28 January 2024 (UTC)