Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lewô

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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 *lewH- (“to cut off”). Cognate with Sanskrit लवित्र (lavitra, “sickle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*lewô m[1]

  1. scythe

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *lewô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lewô *lewaniz
vocative *lewô *lewaniz
accusative *lewanų *lewanunz
genitive *liwiniz *lewanǫ̂
dative *liwini *lewammaz
instrumental *liwinē *lewammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335: “*lewh₁-”
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