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ended with "kon" ("Fikon" is
Swedish for fig). Sv: "Hur är läget?" → Fir
hukon fir äkon
figet läkon? En: "How are you doing?" → Fiw
hokon fir(e) akon fio(u)...
- < Gmc *hukk-, cf MDu huuc "a shout")
huchet hucher "to perch" ( < Frk *
hūkōn "to squat" < Gmc, cf MHG hūcken, Dut ****ken, Germ
hocken "to squat") huchet...