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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aukaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwg-e-ti, from *h₂ewg- (to increase). Cognate with Latin augeō (I augment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aukaną [1]

  1. to increase, to grow

Inflection

  • *auk
  • *aukōną
  • *aukijaną

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*aukan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 42
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