Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/puggō

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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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

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*puggō m

  1. piglet
    Synonym: *swīn

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *poggō
Genitive *puggini, *poggan
Singular Plural
Nominative *poggō *poggan
Accusative *poggan *poggan
Genitive *puggini, *poggan *pogganō
Dative *puggini, *poggan *puggum
Instrumental *puggini, *poggan *puggum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *piggō

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ 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