Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuþą

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

Unclear. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *lew-t-, an extension of a tentative root *lew- (“to sing, praise”), whence also Latin laus (“praise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯.θɑ̃/

Noun

*leuþą n

1. song, lay, song of praise

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *leuþą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*leuþą	*leuþō
vocative	*leuþą	*leuþō
accusative	*leuþą	*leuþō
genitive	*leuþas, *liuþis	*leuþǫ̂
dative	*leuþai	*leuþamaz
instrumental	*leuþō	*leuþamiz

Derived terms

• *leuþōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *leuþ
  • Old English: lēoþ
    • Middle English: leoþ, leod, lede
      • Scots: leed, lede
      • English: leed (dialectal); lidden (dialectal, archaic)
  • Old Frisian: *liāth
    • Saterland Frisian: Läid
    • West Frisian: liet
  • Old Saxon: lioth
    • Middle Low German: *lēt, *liet
      • German Low German: Leed, Lied
  • Old Dutch: *lioth
    • Middle Dutch: liet, lijt
      • Dutch: lied
        • Afrikaans: lied
        • Negerhollands: liederen (from the plural)
  • Old High German: liod
    • Middle High German: liet
      • German: Lied
        • → English: lied
        • → Finnish: lied
        • → French: lied
        • → Romanian: lied
      • Hunsrik: Lied
      • Luxembourgish: Lidd
      • Vilamovian: łid
      • Yiddish: ליד (lid)
• Old Norse: ljóð
  • Icelandic: ljóð n
  • Faroese: ljóð n
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (liuþ)