Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lewô

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

From Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (to cut off). Cognate with Sanskrit लवित्र (lavitra, sickle).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*lewô m[1]

  1. scythe

Inflection edit

masculine an-stemDeclension of *lewô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lewô *lewaniz
vocative *lewô *lewaniz
accusative *lewanų *lewanunz
genitive *liwiniz *lewanǫ̂
dative *liwini *lewammaz
instrumental *liwinē *lewammiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lewō
  • Old Norse:

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335:*lewh₁-