Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laikaz

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

A nominal derivative of *laikaną (“to jump, play”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯.kɑz/
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯.kɑz

Noun

*laikaz m

1. dance
2. game, sport
3. hymn

Inflection

Declension of *laikaz (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*laikaz	*laikōz, *laikōs
vocative	*laik	*laikōz, *laikōs
accusative	*laiką	*laikanz
genitive	*laikas, *laikis	*laikǫ̂
dative	*laikai	*laikamaz
instrumental	*laikō	*laikamiz

Alternative forms

• *laikiz (East Germanic)
• *laiką (play, sport, fight, activity)

Derived terms

• *-laikaz

Related terms

• *laikaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *laik
  • Old English: lāc n or f, lǣc
    • Middle English: lok, loke, loc, loac, lock, lake, lac
      • English: lake (“play”) (dialectal)
  • Middle Low German: lēk
    • Low German: Leek (“spawn”)
  • Old High German: leih
    • Middle High German: leich
      • German: Laich (“spawn”)
      • → German: Leich (“song”) (learned)
  • → Old French: lai
    • French: lai
    • → Middle English: lay
      • English: lay
• Proto-Norse: *ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*laikaʀ)
  • ⇒ Proto-Norse: ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (hadulaikaʀ, male given name)
  • Old Norse: leikr
    • Icelandic: leikur
    • Faroese: leikur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: leik
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: leik
    • Old Danish: lek
      • Danish: leg
        • Norwegian Bokmål: lek
    • Old Swedish: leker
      • Swedish: lek
      • → Finnish: leikki
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks)
• → Proto-Slavic: *likъ (see there for further descendants)
• → Proto-Finnic: *laikka (see there for further descendants)