Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/linsī
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin lēns ~ lentis (“lentil”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*linsī f
Inflection
[edit]| īn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *linsī | |
| Genitive | *linsīn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *linsī | — |
| Accusative | *linsīn | — |
| Genitive | *linsīn | — |
| Dative | *linsīn | — |
| Instrumental | *linsīn | — |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *lintī
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: lent, *lente
- Old Saxon: linsi
- Old Dutch: *linsi
- Middle Dutch: lins
- Old High German: linsi, lins, linsīn
References
[edit]- ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “linze”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN