Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēwą

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 *leh₁w- (“to let [go]”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛː.wɑ̃/

Noun edit

*lēwą n^[2]

occasion, opportunity

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lēwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lēwą	*lēwō
vocative	*lēwą	*lēwō
accusative	*lēwą	*lēwō
genitive	lēwas, lēwis	*lēwǫ̂
dative	*lēwai	*lēwamaz
instrumental	*lēwō	*lēwamiz

Derived terms edit

*lēwijaną

Descendants edit

Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw)

References edit

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēwjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335: “*leh₁u-o-”
^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēwan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 245

[Kroonen-1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēwjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335: “*leh₁u-o-”

[HGE-2] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēwan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 245

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