Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrikkōną

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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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From Pre-Germanic *wriḱnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (to twist, turn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwrik.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*wrikkōną

  1. to twist, turn

Inflection

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The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *wrikk- against non-singular *wrig-.

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Descendants

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The latter Middle English forms are adduced as loans from continental Germanic languages, but could also represent dialectal preservations. The iteratives are usually best attested in the Middle and later stages of Germanic languages anyway.

The German form was borrowed from another Germanic language, probably either Dutch or Low German.