Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smakkuz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *smeg- (“taste”). Cognate with Lithuanian smagùs (“fun, jolly, pleasant”), Lithuanian smaguris (“a foodie, gourmand”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*smakkuz m
Inflection
[edit]u-stemDeclension of *smakkuz (u-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *smakkuz | *smakkiwiz | |
vocative | *smakku | *smakkiwiz | |
accusative | *smakkų | *smakkunz | |
genitive | *smakkauz | *smakkiwǫ̂ | |
dative | *smakkiwi | *smakkumaz | |
instrumental | *smakkū | *smakkumiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *smakku, *smak, *smakk
- >? Old Norse: smekkr (possibly a borrowing)
- Icelandic: smekkur
- ⇒? Gothic: 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌺𐌺𐌰 (smakka)
- → Proto-Slavic: *smakъ (mainly West Slavic, later borrowed into East Slavic)