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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/plukkōną

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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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Possibly represents a Pre-Germanic *blu(gʰ/ǵʰ)néh₂-, with Kroonen leaving the origin open.[1] Alternatively, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre,[2] but the historical evidence is shaky.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpluk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*plukkōną

  1. to pluck, pull out or off

Inflection

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The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *plukk- against *plug-.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*pluk(k)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 398
  2. ^ pflücken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “pluck”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.