Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuskô

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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 a root suffixed with *-kô, a suffix used for body parts; compare Proto-Germanic *kelkô (“jaw-bone”), *mankô (“mane”). Both *leuhsaz (“light”) and *lahwaz (“thigh”) have been suggested for the root.

Pronunciation

Noun

*leuskô m

  1. (anatomy) groin
  2. (anatomy) transparent or light skin

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *leuskô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *leuskô *leuskaniz
vocative *leuskô *leuskaniz
accusative *leuskanų *leuskanunz
genitive *liuskiniz *leuskanǫ̂
dative *liuskini *leuskammaz
instrumental *liuskinē *leuskammiz

Descendants

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) “*leuskan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
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