Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēkiz

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested *lekaną (“to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lég-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- (“to care for”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλέγω (alégō, “to care for”), Proto-Italic *legō (“to care”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Adjective

*lēkiz

  1. healing

Inflection

Declension of *lēkiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lēkiz *lēkī *lēkį, *-jatō *lēkijai *lēkijôz *lēkijō
accusative *lēkijanǭ *lēkijǭ *lēkį, *-jatō *lēkijanz *lēkijōz *lēkijō
genitive *lēkijas, *lēkīs *lēkijaizōz *lēkijas, *lēkīs *lēkijaizǫ̂ *lēkijaizǫ̂ *lēkijaizǫ̂
dative *lēkijammai *lēkijaizōi *lēkijammai *lēkijaimaz *lēkijaimaz *lēkijaimaz
instrumental *lēkijanō *lēkijaizō *lēkijanō *lēkijaimiz *lēkijaimiz *lēkijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lēkijô *lēkijǭ *lēkijô *lēkijaniz *lēkijōniz *lēkijōnō
accusative *lēkijanų *lēkijōnų *lēkijô *lēkijanunz *lēkijōnunz *lēkijōnō
genitive *lēkīniz *lēkijōniz *lēkīniz *lēkijanǫ̂ *lēkijōnǫ̂ *lēkijanǫ̂
dative *lēkīni *lēkijōni *lēkīni *lēkijammaz *lēkijōmaz *lēkijammaz
instrumental *lēkīnē *lēkijōnē *lēkīnē *lēkijammiz *lēkijōmiz *lēkijammiz

Noun

*lēkiz m

  1. medicine
  2. healer

Inflection

Declension of *lēkiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lēkiz *lēkīz
vocative *lēki *lēkīz
accusative *lēkį *lēkinz
genitive *lēkīz *lēkijǫ̂
dative *lēkī *lēkimaz
instrumental *lēkī *lēkimiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →? Proto-Celtic: *leigis
  • Gothic: *𐌻𐌴𐌺𐍃 (*lēks)
    • → Proto-Slavic: *lěkъ (“medicine”) (see there for further descendants)
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