Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhsaz

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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 *lewk-so-, from *lewk-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*leuhsaz

  1. light, bright

Inflection[edit]


Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: ljóss
    • Icelandic: ljós
    • Faroese: ljósur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos
    • Elfdalian: liuos
    • Old Swedish: liūs
    • Danish: lys
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lys
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: lys

References[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*leuhsa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334