Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuskô

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

From a root suffixed with *-kô, a suffix used for body parts; compare Proto-Germanic *kelkô (“jaw-bone”), *mankô (“mane”). Both *leuhsaz (“light”) and *lahwaz (“thigh”) have been suggested for the root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯s.kɔːː/

Noun

*leuskô m

1. (anatomy) groin
2. (anatomy) transparent or light skin

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *leuskô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*leuskô	*leuskaniz
vocative	*leuskô	*leuskaniz
accusative	*leuskanų	*leuskanunz
genitive	*liuskiniz	*leuskanǫ̂
dative	*liuskini	*leuskammaz
instrumental	*liuskinē	*leuskammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *leuskō
  • Old English: lēosċa
  • Old Frisian: *liāska
    • North Frisian: jaoske (Halligen)
    • Saterland Frisian: Ljaaske f
    • West Frisian: ljisk m or f
  • Old Saxon: *liosko
    • Middle Low German: lēsche, leische
      • German Low German: Leeske, Leesk
  • Old Dutch: *liosko
    • Middle Dutch: liesche, liesse f
      • Dutch: lies
        • Afrikaans: lies
• Old Norse: ljóski
  • Elfdalian: liuoska
  • Faroese: ljóski
  • Icelandic: ljóski
  • Old Swedish: liuske
    • Swedish: ljumske (with inexplicable -m-)
  • Danish: lyske
  • → Middle English: leske
    • English: lesk, lisk

References

• Guus Kroonen (2013) “*leuskan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334