Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laikaz

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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 *leyg- (“to bounce, shake, tremble”).

Noun

*laikaz m[1]

  1. dance
  2. game, sport
  3. hymn

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *laikaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laikaz *laikōz, *laikōs
vocative *laik *laikōz, *laikōs
accusative *laiką *laikanz
genitive *laikas, *laikis *laikǫ̂
dative *laikai *laikamaz
instrumental *laikō *laikamiz

Alternative forms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*laikaz ~ *laikiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 233
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