Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līstǭ
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *leyzd- (“edge; seam; band”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“track; groove; furrow”) (see also *laistaz); or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leytstā-, related to Latin lītus (“shore; coast”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*līstǭ f
Inflection
[edit]| ōn-stemDeclension of *līstǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *līstǭ | *līstōniz | |
| vocative | *līstǭ | *līstōniz | |
| accusative | *līstōnų | *līstōnunz | |
| genitive | *līstōniz | *līstōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *līstōni | *līstōmaz | |
| instrumental | *līstōnē | *līstōmiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *līstā
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lī̆stōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248