Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lewô

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 Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to cut off”). Cognate with Sanskrit लवित्र (lavitra, “sickle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.wɔːː/

Noun

*lewô m

1. scythe

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *lewô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lewô	*lewaniz
vocative	*lewô	*lewaniz
accusative	*lewanų	*lewanunz
genitive	*liwiniz	*lewanǫ̂
dative	*liwini	*lewammaz
instrumental	*liwinē	*lewammiz

Related terms

• *lawwō
• *lewō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lewō
  • Old Saxon: *lewo
    • Middle Low German: lē, lēhe
      • Northern Low Saxon: ley, Lee
• Old Norse: lé
  • Icelandic: ljár
  • Faroese: líggi
  • Norwegian: ljå
  • Old Swedish: līe, lē
    • Swedish: lie, le
  • Old Danish: lē
    • Danish: le, ljå
  • Elfdalian: ljå
  • Jamtish: ljá
  • Gutnish: leie
  • Scanian: lé, ljá