Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēwą

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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 *leh₁w- (“to let [go]”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*lēwą n[2]

  1. occasion, opportunity

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lēwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lēwą *lēwō
vocative *lēwą *lēwō
accusative *lēwą *lēwō
genitive *lēwas, *lēwis *lēwǫ̂
dative *lēwai *lēwamaz
instrumental *lēwō *lēwamiz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēwjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335: “*leh₁u-o-”
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēwan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 245
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