Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tīkō

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

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.kɔː/

Noun

*tīkō f

1. bitch (female dog)

   Synonyms: *bikjǭ, *tauhǭ, *tibō

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *tīkō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tīkō	*tīkôz
vocative	*tīkō	*tīkôz
accusative	*tīkǭ	*tīkōz
genitive	*tīkōz	*tīkǫ̂
dative	*tīkōi	*tīkōmaz
instrumental	*tīkō	*tīkōmiz

Related terms

• *tigǭ (“she-goat”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *tīku
  • Old Saxon: *tīka
    • Middle Low German: *tîke, tike
      • → Dutch: tike (dialectal)
      • → West Frisian: tike, tik
      • >? Dutch: toeke
      • >? West Frisian: tûke, tuke, tuike
      • >? German: Zucke
• Old Norse: tík
  • Icelandic: tík
  • Faroese: tík
  • Norwegian: tik
  • Swedish: tik
  • Old Danish: tig
  • Middle English: tike, tyke
    • English: tyke
    • Scots: tyke
• → Proto-Samic: *tijkkō (see there for further descendants)