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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leutaz

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (to duck, crouch, feign, cringe, become small). Cognate with Lithuanian liū̃dnas (sad), Proto-Slavic *lȗdъ (crazy, foolish).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*leutaz[2][1]

  1. deceitful, deceptive

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*leuta-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*leutaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243