Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līþu

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *léyH-tu ~ *liH-téw-s, from *leyH- (“to pour”) +‎ *-tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliː.θu/

Noun

*līþu n

1. cider
2. strong drink; liquor

Inflection

neuter u-stemDeclension of *līþu (neuter u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*līþu	*līþū
vocative	*līþu	*līþū
accusative	*līþu	*līþū
genitive	*līþauz	*līþiwǫ̂
dative	*līþiwi	*līþumaz
instrumental	*līþū	*līþumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *līþu
  • Old English: līþ
  • Old Frisian: līth
  • Old Saxon: līth
  • Old High German: līth, līd
    • Middle High German: lît; lîtgebe
      • Bavarian: Leithaus; Leitkauf; leitgeben, Leitgeber
• Old Norse: líð
  • Icelandic: líð
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿 (leiþu)