Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wikǭ

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

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”), with semantic shift "to bend, give way" > "to shift" > "sequence, week". See also *wīkwaną (“to yield, retreat”). The concept of a week was borrowed by the Germanic peoples from the Romans around the 1st century.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwi.kɔ̃ː/

    Noun

    *wikǭ f[1]

    1. sequence
    2. (late) week

    Inflection

    Declension of *wikǭ (ōn-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *wikǭ *wikōniz
    vocative *wikǭ *wikōniz
    accusative *wikōnų *wikōnunz
    genitive *wikōniz *wikōnǫ̂
    dative *wikōni *wikōmaz
    instrumental *wikōnē *wikōmiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wikōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 586
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