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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lukkōną

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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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Unclear, possibly related to *leuganą (to lie), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-.[1]

Or possibly a zero-grade iterative related to Lithuanian lùnginti (to allure).[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*lukkōną[1][2]

  1. to caress
  2. to lure, entice

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lukkōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 250
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*luk(k)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 343