Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/listiz

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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

Probably formed from the root of *lizaną (“to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“track, furrow, trail, trace”), equivalent to *lizaną +‎ *-þiz. Compare also Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn (“to learn”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*listiz f

  1. art, craft
  2. cunning, guile

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *listiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *listiz *listīz
vocative *listi *listīz
accusative *listį *listinz
genitive *listīz *listijǫ̂
dative *listī *listimaz
instrumental *listī *listimiz

Descendants

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