Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laistaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *loystos, from the root *leys- (“to track, pursue; track, furrow, trace, trail”) (see there for cognates).[1] Along with *laistiz, has been often compared to Ancient Greek λοῖσθος (loîsthos, “left behind, last, utmost”), but this etymology for the Greek word has no formal explanation.[2]
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Pronunciation
Noun
*laistaz m
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *laistaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *laistaz | *laistōz, *laistōs | |
| vocative | *laist | *laistōz, *laistōs | |
| accusative | *laistą | *laistanz | |
| genitive | *laistas, *laistis | *laistǫ̂ | |
| dative | *laistai | *laistamaz | |
| instrumental | *laistō | *laistamiz | |
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References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “leis-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 671
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λοῖσθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 870