 | ThisProto-Germanic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
FromProto-Indo-European*léwh₁-on-, from*lewh₁-(“to cut off, loosen”). Particularly close cognate semantically withSanskritलवित्र(lavítra,“sickle”), and additionally related toProto-Germanic*leusaną(“to lose”); see the latter for more cognates.[1]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lewô | *lewaniz |
| vocative | *lewô | *lewaniz |
| accusative | *lewanų | *lewanunz |
| genitive | *liwiniz | *lewanǫ̂ |
| dative | *liwini | *lewammaz |
| instrumental | *liwinē | *lewammiz |
FromLatinleō. This form can be reconstructed from the Gothic and West Germanic forms. Old Norse seems to have re-borrowed the term from a Romance language, and the expected form *lé is not attested. Most West Germanic languages lengthened the first vowel, yielding *lēwō, althought both forms can be reconstructed.
*lewô m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lewô | *lewaniz |
| vocative | *lewô | *lewaniz |
| accusative | *lewanų | *lewanunz |
| genitive | *liwiniz | *lewanǫ̂ |
| dative | *liwini | *lewammaz |
| instrumental | *liwinē | *lewammiz |