Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laisō

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 *lóyseh₂. Cognate with Latin līra (“furrow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯.sɔː/

Noun

*laisō f

(West Germanic) track, trail
Synonyms: *banō, *laistaz, *rakō, *spurą, *tradō, *trudą, *trudō

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *laisō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laisō	*laisôz
vocative	*laisō	*laisôz
accusative	*laisǭ	*laisōz
genitive	*laisōz	*laisǫ̂
dative	*laisōi	*laisōmaz
instrumental	*laisō	*laisōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *laisu
- Old Dutch: *lēs
  - Middle Dutch: lêes
- Old High German: leisa
  - Middle High German: leise
    - German: Leise
      - ⇒ German: Geleise, Gleise

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.