Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/larikā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *larica, from Late Latin larix (“larch”).

Noun

*larikā f

1. larch

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*larikā
Genitive	*larikōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*larikā	*larikōn
Accusative	*larikōn	*larikōn
Genitive	*larikōn	*larikōnō
Dative	*larikōn	*larikōm, *larikum
Instrumental	*larikōn	*larikōm, *larikum

Derived terms

• *larikabaum
  • Old Dutch: *lerikbōm
    • Middle Dutch: *lerkboom
      • Dutch: lerckenboom, lerckeboom
        • Afrikaans: lerkboom
  • Old High German: lerihboum, lorihboum, lerboum, lerhboum
    • Middle High German: lerchboum
      • German: Lärchenbaum

Descendants

• Old Frisian:
  • >? West Frisian: liere
• Old Dutch: *lerika
  • Middle Dutch: *lerke
    • Dutch: lerk
    • → Danish: lærk
    • → Faroese: lerk
    • → Icelandic: lerki
    • → Norwegian: lerk
    • → Swedish: lärk
• Old High German: lerihha
  • Middle High German: larche, lerche
    • German: Lärche, Larche (Early Modern German)
      • → Dutch: lork
        • Afrikaans: lork
      • → English: larch