Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhsą

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 *lewk-so-m, ultimately from the root *lewk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯x.sɑ̃/

Noun

*leuhsą n

1. (North Germanic) light

   Synonym: *leuhtą [Western]

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *leuhsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*leuhsą	*leuhsō
vocative	*leuhsą	*leuhsō
accusative	*leuhsą	*leuhsō
genitive	*leuhsas, *liuhsis	*leuhsǫ̂
dative	*liuhsai	*leuhsamaz
instrumental	*leuhsō	*leuhsamiz

Derived terms

• *liuhsijaną

Related terms

• *leuhtą

Descendants

• Old Norse: ljós
  • Icelandic: ljós
  • Faroese: ljós
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos; (dialectal) ljøs, ljus, ljys, løs
  • Jamtish: ljǿs
  • Elfdalian: liuos
  • Old Swedish: liūs
    • Swedish: ljus
  • Old Danish: liūs
    • Danish: lys
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lys
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: lys
  • Scanian: lýs
  • Gutnish: ljaus