Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/auk

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away, again”) + *gʰe (intensifier); compare Ancient Greek αὖ (aû, “again”), γε (ge, “at least, at any rate”), also found as Ancient Greek αὖγε (aûge).[1] But compare also Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-.

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

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    *auk[1][2]

    1. also, too
    2. furthermore, in addition
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    Descendants

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    Conjunction

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    *auk[1]

    1. and
      Synonyms: *andi, *jahw
    2. but also

    See also

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    References

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*auke”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42
    2. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 172: “PGmc *auk”
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