Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lōkiz

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *leg- (to leak; drain).

Pronunciation

Noun

*lōkiz m

  1. (North Germanic) brook; stream
    Synonyms: *bakiz, *brunnô, *sīką, *straumaz

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *lōkiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lōkiz *lōkīz
vocative *lōki *lōkīz
accusative *lōkį *lōkinz
genitive *lōkīz *lōkijǫ̂
dative *lōkī *lōkimaz
instrumental *lōkī *lōkimiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: lœkr
    • Icelandic: lækur
    • Faroese: løkur
    • Norn: ljog
    • Norwegian Bokmål: løk
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: løk
    • English: Leake (placename)
    • Old Dutch: *leke (attested in name Sculingleke) (possibly)