Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ankwô

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

From Pre-Germanic *óngʷô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷō, collective of *h₃éngʷn̥ (“fat, oil, ointment”), from *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”). Cognate with Old Armenian օծ (ōc), Latin ungō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑŋ.kʷɔːː/

Noun

*ankwô m

1. ointment
2. butter

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *ankwô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ankwô	*ankwaniz
vocative	*ankwô	*ankwaniz
accusative	*ankwanų	*ankwanunz
genitive	*ankwiniz	*ankwanǫ̂
dative	*ankwini	*ankwammaz
instrumental	*ankwinē	*ankwammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ankwō
  • Old Saxon: *anko
    • Middle Low German: anke
  • Old High German: ancho, anco
    • Middle High German: anke
      • Alemannic German: Anke