Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leusaną
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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 *lewHs-, from *lewh₁- (“to cut, sever, separate, loosen, lose”). Outside of Germanic, related to Hittite (lūri-, “loss of honor, disgrace”), Tocharian A lāwā- (“to send”), Sanskrit लून (lūna, “to sever, cut forth, destroy, annihilate”), Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, liberate”), Latin luō (“to expiate, pay”), Old Irish asloí (“to escape”),[1] and possibly Old Armenian լուծանեմ (lucanem) and Albanian lirë.
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *leusaną (strong class 2)
Derived terms
- *bileusaną
- *fraleusaną
- *uzleusaną
- *lusą
- *lustiz
- *lustuz (possibly)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*leusan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*leusanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243