Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lukilaz

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 *lūkaną (“to lock”) +‎ *-ilaz (agent/instrument suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ki.lɑz/

Noun

*lukilaz m

1. (North Germanic) key

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *lukilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lukilaz	*lukilōz, *lukilōs
vocative	*lukil	*lukilōz, *lukilōs
accusative	*lukilą	*lukilanz
genitive	*lukilas, *lukilis	*lukilǫ̂
dative	*lukilai	*lukilamaz
instrumental	*lukilō	*lukilamiz

Synonyms

• *slutilaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: lykill
  • Icelandic: lykill m
  • Faroese: lykil m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lykel m
  • Old Swedish: lykel
    • Swedish: (dialectal) lyckel c, likul
  • Old Danish: lykæl
    • Danish: (Jutlandic) løgel c, løgle
  • ⇒ Old Norse: nykill (see there for further descendants)