Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lukilaz

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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 *lūkaną (“to lock”) +‎ *-ilaz (agent/instrument suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*lukilaz m

  1. (North Germanic) key

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *lukilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lukilaz *lukilōz, *lukilōs
vocative *lukil *lukilōz, *lukilōs
accusative *lukilą *lukilanz
genitive *lukilas, *lukilis *lukilǫ̂
dative *lukilai *lukilamaz
instrumental *lukilō *lukilamiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: lykill
    • Icelandic: lykill m
    • Faroese: lykil m
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: lykel m
    • Old Swedish: lykel
    • Old Danish: lykæl
    • ⇒ Old Norse: nykill (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “lykill”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎ (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 369
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