Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mankô

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

Derived from *manō (“mane, neck”) with *-kô, a suffix used for body parts; compare Proto-Germanic *kelkô (“jaw-bone”), *leuskô (“groin”) for formations with similar morphology. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *mongā (“mane”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑŋ.kɔːː/

Noun

*mankô m[1]

  1. (North Germanic) mane, upper part of the neck

Inflection

Declension of *mankô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mankô *mankaniz
vocative *mankô *mankaniz
accusative *mankanų *mankanunz
genitive *mankiniz *mankanǫ̂
dative *mankini *mankammaz
instrumental *mankinē *mankammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: *manki, makki

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mankan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 353
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