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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laiwą

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 *leyh₂- (“to die, disapear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯.wɑ̃/

Noun

*laiwą n

  1. damage

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *laiwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laiwą *laiwō
vocative *laiwą *laiwō
accusative *laiwą *laiwō
genitive *laiwas, *laiwis *laiwǫ̂
dative *laiwai *laiwamaz
instrumental *laiwō *laiwamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *laiw
    • Old English: *lǣw
      • ⇒ Old English: *bedlǣwere
        • Middle English: bedlawere, bedlaure
      • ⇒ Old English: limlǣw
      • ⇒ Old English: synlǣw
    • Old Saxon: lēs (interjection)
    • Old High German: lēwes, lē
    • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *laiwī
      • Old English: *lǣwe
        • Middle English: lew, lewe (“weak, frail”)
  • Old Norse: læ
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