Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laik

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laikaz.

Noun

*laik m

  1. game, sport
  2. song, music

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *laik
Genitive *laikas
Singular Plural
Nominative *laik *laikō, *laikōs
Accusative *laik *laikā
Genitive *laikas *laikō
Dative *laikē *laikum
Instrumental *laiku *laikum

Descendants

  • Old English: lāc n or f
  • Old High German: leih
    • Middle High German: leich
      • German: Laich (“spawn”)
      • → German: Leich ("song", learned borrowing)
  • → Old French: lai
    • French: lai
    • → Middle English: lay
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