Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ
Proto-Norse
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Germanic *laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“jump”). Cognates include Old English lāc (“play, sport”), Old High German leih (“song, melody, music”) and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, “dance”).
Noun
edit*ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*laikaʀ) (m)
Derived terms
edit- *ᚺᚢᚷᛁᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*hugilaikaʀ)
- ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (hadulaikaʀ)