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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stukkōną

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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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An iterative to *stikaną (to stick).[1] The semantic shift from "stick" to "stop" may be via "to stick" > "to stick many things into one place and get said place stuck" > "to be stuck, stopped" > "to stop".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstuk.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*stukkōną

  1. to stick
  2. to stop, halt

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: stokken
  • German: stocken

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*stuk(k)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 487