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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jakkōną

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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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Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyǵʰ- (to strive, chase). Compare Sanskrit समीहते (samī́hate, to desire).[1]

Verb

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*jakkōną

  1. to hunt

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West-Germanic: *jagōn (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Dutch: *jakkon
  • Old Norse: *jaka

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*jakk/gōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 271-2