Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lausīniz

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 *lausijaną (“to make loose, release”) +‎ *-īniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯.siː.niz/

Noun

*lausīniz f

1. a making loose, loosing, release

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *lausīniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lausīniz	*lausīnīz
vocative	*lausīni	*lausīnīz
accusative	*lausīnį	*lausīninz
genitive	*lausīnīz	*lausīnijǫ̂
dative	*lausīnī	*lausīnimaz
instrumental	*lausīnī	*lausīnimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lausīni
  • Old Frisian: lēsene
• Old Norse: lausn
  • Icelandic: lausn
  • Faroese: leysn, loysn (perhaps influenced by the verb loysa < *lausijaną)
  • Old Swedish: lø̄sn
    • Swedish: lösen
  • Old Danish: løsn
    • Danish: løsen
• Gothic: *𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (*lauseins), 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (uslauseins)