Reconstruction:Old English/funca

This Old English 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.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *funkō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfun.kɑ/, [ˈfuŋ.kɑ]

Noun

*funca m

1. spark

Declension

Declension of *funca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*funca	*funcan
accusative	*funcan	*funcan
genitive	*funcan	*funcena
dative	*funcan	*funcum

Descendants

• Middle English: funke, fonke
  • English: funk
  • >? Scots: funk, fung
    • ⇒ Scots: funko