Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laiwaz

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

According to Kuiper, from a European substratum (substrate) word, possibly a Celto-Germanic root shared with Gaulish *alauda (“skylark”); compare Latin alauda (“lark”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯.wɑz/

Noun

*laiwaz n^[1]

lark

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *laiwaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laiwaz	*laiwizō
vocative	*laiwaz	*laiwizō
accusative	*laiwaz	*laiwizō
genitive	*laiwiziz	*laiwizǫ̂
dative	*laiwizi	*laiwizumaz
instrumental	*laiwizē	*laiwizumiz

Derived terms

*laiwarikǭ

Descendants

→ Proto-Finnic: *lëivo (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*laiwarikōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 325: “*laiwaz”

[EDPG-1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*laiwarikōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 325: “*laiwaz”

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