Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faikną

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 Proto-Indo-European *peyǵ- (“evil, fiendish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯k.nɑ̃/

Noun

*faikną n

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *faikną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faikną	*faiknō
vocative	*faikną	*faiknō
accusative	*faikną	*faiknō
genitive	faiknas, faiknis	*faiknǫ̂
dative	*faiknai	*faiknamaz
instrumental	*faiknō	*faiknamiz

Related terms

*faiknīgaz
*faiknijaz
*faiknōną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *faikn
- Old English: fācn, fācen
  - Middle English: faken, fakenn, foken
- Old Frisian: *fēkn
  - ⇒ Old Frisian: fēknia (verb)
- Old Saxon: fēkn, fēkan
- Old High German: feihhan, feichan
  - Middle High German: veichen
Old Norse: feikn
- Icelandic: feikn

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