Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pīkaz
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Similar 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
*pīkaz m
Inflection[edit]
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *pīkaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Descendants[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