Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēkijaz

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

Uncertain; possibly from *lēkiz (“healing; medicine; healer”) +‎ *-jaz, or borrowed from Proto-Celtic *lēgis of the same root. Perhaps also from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”), and thus related to Latin legō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛː.ki.jɑz/

Noun

*lēkijaz m

doctor, physician

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *lēkijaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lēkijaz	lēkijōz, lēkijōs
vocative	*lēkī	lēkijōz, lēkijōs
accusative	*lēkiją	*lēkijanz
genitive	lēkijas, lēkīs	*lēkijǫ̂
dative	*lēkijai	*lēkijamaz
instrumental	*lēkijō	*lēkijamiz

Derived terms

*lēkinōną

Related terms

*lēkijǭ

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *lākī
- Old English: lǣċe
  - Middle English: leche
    - English: leech
- Old Frisian: lēka, lētza
- Old High German: lāhhi
Old Norse:
Old East Norse: *lækir
Old West Norse: læknir
- Icelandic: læknir
- Faroese: lækni
- Old Swedish: lǣkir, lǣkiare
  - Swedish: läkare
  - → Finnish: lääkäri, lääke
  - → Norwegian:
    Norwegian Nynorsk: lækjar
- Old Danish: lægæ, legi
  - Danish: læge
    → Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: lege
    Norwegian Nynorsk: lege
Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lēkeis)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēkjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 244
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296: “*lēkijaz”
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēkja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331
^ https://www.etymonline.com/word/leech
^ https://www.etymonline.com/word/*leg-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52572
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “leg̑-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 658: “*lēkja-”

[HGE-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēkjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 244

[PIEPG-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296: “*lēkijaz”

[EDPG-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēkja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331

[4] ttps://www.etymonline.com/word/leech

[5] ttps://www.etymonline.com/word/*leg-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52572

[6] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “leg̑-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 658: “*lēkja-”