Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēwą

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“to let [go]”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛː.wɑ̃/

Noun

*lēwą n[2]

  1. occasion, opportunity

Inflection

Declension 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

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw)

References

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