Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līþu

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 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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *léyH-tu ~ *liH-téw-s, from *leyH- (“to pour”) +‎ *-tu.

Pronunciation

Noun

*līþu n[1]

  1. cider
  2. strong drink; liquor

Inflection

neuter u-stemDeclension of *līþu (neuter u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *līþu *līþū
vocative *līþu *līþū
accusative *līþu *līþū
genitive *līþauz *līþiwǫ̂
dative *līþiwi *līþumaz
instrumental *līþū *līþumiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*līþu ~ *līþan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 249
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