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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēkiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested *lekaną (“to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lég-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- (“to care for”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλέγω (alégō, “to care for”), Proto-Italic *legō (“to care”).

Adjective

*lēkiz

  1. healing

Inflection


Noun

*lēkiz m

  1. medicine
  2. healer

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *lēkiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lēkiz *lēkīz
vocative *lēki *lēkīz
accusative *lēkį *lēkinz
genitive *lēkīz *lēkijǫ̂
dative *lēkī *lēkimaz
instrumental *lēkī *lēkimiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →? Celtic: *lēgis
  • Gothic: *𐌻𐌴𐌺𐍃 (*lēks)
    • → Slavic: *lěkъ (“medicine”) (see there for further descendants)
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