Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlankaz

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; wind; twist”), though with no certain cognates outside Germanic. Possible extra-Germanic comparanda include Latin clingō (“to gird”) (which is only marginally attested), Tocharian B kleṅke (“vehicle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*hlankaz

1. flexible; bendsome
2. slim; slender; sleek

Inflection

Declension of *hlankaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlankaz	*hlankai	*hlankō	*hlankôz	*hlanką, -atō	*hlankō
Accusative	*hlankanǭ	*hlankanz	*hlankǭ	*hlankōz	*hlanką, -atō	*hlankō
Genitive	*hlankas, -is	*hlankaizǫ̂	*hlankaizōz	*hlankaizǫ̂	*hlankas, -is	*hlankaizǫ̂
Dative	*hlankammai	*hlankaimaz	*hlankaizōi	*hlankaimaz	*hlankammai	*hlankaimaz
Instrumental	*hlankanō	*hlankaimiz	*hlankaizō	*hlankaimiz	*hlankanō	*hlankaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlankô	*hlankaniz	*hlankǭ	*hlankōniz	*hlankô	*hlankōnō
Accusative	*hlankanų	*hlankanunz	*hlankōnų	*hlankōnunz	*hlankô	*hlankōnō
Genitive	*hlankiniz	*hlankanǫ̂	*hlankōniz	*hlankōnǫ̂	*hlankiniz	*hlankanǫ̂
Dative	*hlankini	*hlankammaz	*hlankōni	*hlankōmaz	*hlankini	*hlankammaz
Instrumental	*hlankinē	*hlankammiz	*hlankōnē	*hlankōmiz	*hlankinē	*hlankammiz

Derived terms

• *hlankijaną
• *hlankiz
• *hlankō
• *hlankô

Descendants

• Old English: hlanc
  • Middle English: lank
    • English: lank
      • ⇒ English: lanky
    • Scots: lank