Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/leigis
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This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic
editEtymology
editPossibly borrowed Proto-Germanic *lēkiz (“healing; medicine; healer”), or directly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- (“to care for”).
Noun
edit*leigis f[1]
Inflection
edit| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *leigis | *leigī | *leigīs |
| vocative | *leigi | *leigī | *leigīs |
| accusative | *leigim | *leigī | *leigims |
| genitive | *leigeis | *leigyow | *leigyom |
| dative | *leigei | *leigibom | *leigibos |
| locative | *leigei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *leigī | *leigibim | *leigibis |
Alternative reconstructions
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēkjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 244: “Celt *lēgi- < *lēpagi-”
- ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296: “*leagis”
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēkja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331: “Celtic *legio-”
- ^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Læka”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), pages 404-405: “*lēpagi-”
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*lī(φ)agi-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[3], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 96