Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“jump”). Cognates include Old English lāc (“play, sport”), Old High German leih (“song, melody, music”) and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, “dance”).

Noun

*ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*laikaʀ) (m)

1. play, sport

Derived terms

• *ᚺᚢᚷᛁᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*hugilaikaʀ)
• ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (hadulaikaʀ)

Descendants

• Old Norse: leikr
  • Icelandic: leikur
  • Faroese: leikur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leik
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: leik
  • Danish: leg
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lek
  • Old Swedish: leker
    • Swedish: lek
    • → Finnish: leikki