Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lizaną
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e, stative from the root *leys- (“track, furrow, trace, trail”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
*lizaną
- (East Germanic) to know, to be familiar with, to understand
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *lizaną (preterite-present)
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
This was likely already a rare word in Proto-Germanic, as it survives only in a single direct attestation in Gothic. However, the verb survives indirectly in the derived causative *laizijaną (“to teach”) and the Proto-West Germanic fientive *liʀnōn (“to learn”) and therefore its existence can be reconstructed securely. The forms given here are uncertain however.
Derived terms[edit]
- *laizijaną
- *līsaz
- Proto-West Germanic: *liʀnōn
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leys-
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic verbs
- East Proto-Germanic
- gem-pro:Thinking
- Proto-Germanic preterite-present verbs