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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laiwaz

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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

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Etymology

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According to Kuiper, from a European substratum (substrate) word, possibly a Celto-Germanic root shared with Gaulish *alawda (skylark); compare Latin alauda (lark).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*laiwaz n[1]

  1. lark

Inflection

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z-stemDeclension of *laiwaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laiwaz *laiwizō
vocative *laiwaz *laiwizō
accusative *laiwaz *laiwizō
genitive *laiwiziz *laiwizǫ̂
dative *laiwizi *laiwizumaz
instrumental *laiwizē *laiwizumiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Finnic: *lëivo (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*laiwarikōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 325:*laiwaz