Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laiwą

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 Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to die, disapear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯.wɑ̃/

Noun

*laiwą n

1. damage

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *laiwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laiwą	*laiwō
vocative	*laiwą	*laiwō
accusative	*laiwą	*laiwō
genitive	*laiwas, *laiwis	*laiwǫ̂
dative	*laiwai	*laiwamaz
instrumental	*laiwō	*laiwamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *laiw
  • Old English: *lǣw
    • ⇒ Old English: *bedlǣwere
      • Middle English: bedlawere, bedlaure
    • ⇒ Old English: limlǣw
    • ⇒ Old English: synlǣw
  • Old Saxon: lēs (interjection)
  • Old High German: lēwes, lē
    • Middle High German: lēwes, lē
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *laiwī
    • Old English: *lǣwe
      • Middle English: lew, lewe (“weak, frail”)
• Old Norse: læ