Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēkijaz
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain; possibly from *lēkiz (“healing; medicine; healer”) + *-jaz, or borrowed from Proto-Celtic *lēgis[1][2] of the same root.[3] Perhaps also from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”), and thus related to Latin legō.[4][5]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Inflection edit
| masculine ja-stemDeclension of *lēkijaz (masculine ja-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lēkijaz | *lēkijōz, *lēkijōs | |
| vocative | *lēkī | *lēkijōz, *lēkijōs | |
| accusative | *lēkiją | *lēkijanz | |
| genitive | *lēkijas, *lēkīs | *lēkijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lēkijai | *lēkijamaz | |
| instrumental | *lēkijō | *lēkijamiz | |
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Descendants edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēkjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 244
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296: “*lēkijaz”
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēkja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331
- ^ https://www.etymonline.com/word/leech
- ^ https://www.etymonline.com/word/*leg-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52572
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “leg̑-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 658: “*lēkja-”