Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lōkiz

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

A secondary lengthened-grade nominal i-stem formation from *lekaną (“to leak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔː.kiz/

Noun

*lōkiz m

1. (North Germanic) brook; stream

   Synonyms: *bakiz, *brunnô, *sīką, *straumaz

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *lōkiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lōkiz	*lōkīz
vocative	*lōki	*lōkīz
accusative	*lōkį	*lōkinz
genitive	*lōkīz	*lōkijǫ̂
dative	*lōkī	*lōkimaz
instrumental	*lōkī	*lōkimiz

Related terms

• *lakō
• *lekaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: lœkr
  • Icelandic: lækur
  • Faroese: løkur
  • Norn: ljog
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: løk
  • → English: Leake (placename)
  • → Old Dutch: *leke (attested in name Sculingleke) (possibly)
    • Middle Dutch: leke
      • Dutch: leek