Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leutaz

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 *lewd- (to duck, crouch, feign, cringe, become small). Cognate with Lithuanian liū̃dnas (sad), Proto-Slavic *lȗdъ (crazy, foolish).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯.tɑz/

Adjective

*leutaz[2][1]

  1. deceitful, deceptive

Inflection

Declension of *leutaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *leutaz *leutō *leutą, *-at(ō) *leutai *leutôz *leutō
accusative *leutanǭ *leutǭ *leutą, *-at(ō) *leutanz *leutōz *leutō
genitive *leutas, *liutis *leutaizōz *leutas, *liutis *leutaizǫ̂ *leutaizǫ̂ *leutaizǫ̂
dative *leutammai *leutaizōi *leutammai *leutaimaz *leutaimaz *leutaimaz
instrumental *leutanō *leutaizō *leutanō *leutaimiz *leutaimiz *leutaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *leutô *leutǭ *leutô *leutaniz *leutōniz *leutōnō
accusative *leutanų *leutōnų *leutô *leutanunz *leutōnunz *leutōnō
genitive *liutiniz *leutōniz *liutiniz *leutanǫ̂ *leutōnǫ̂ *leutanǫ̂
dative *liutini *leutōni *liutini *leutammaz *leutōmaz *leutammaz
instrumental *liutinē *leutōnē *liutinē *leutammiz *leutōmiz *leutammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *leut
    • Old Frisian: liāt
  • Old Norse: ljótr
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐍃 (liuts)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*leuta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*leutaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243