Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leustaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editProbably derived from the Proto-Indo-European *lew-s- (“loose, loosen”) in *lausaz, *fraleusaną, with the original connotation of knocking something loose.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*leustaną
Inflection
editConjugation of *leustaną (strong class 2)
Descendants
edit- Old Norse: ljósta
References
edit- “ljósta” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)