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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līką

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (image, likeness; similar, like). Cognate with Lithuanian lýgus (equal, level, flat, even, like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.kɑ̃/

Noun

*līką n

  1. body
    Synonyms: *būkaz, *hrefaz
  2. corpse, dead body
    Synonym: *līkahamô
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *līką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *līką *līkō
vocative *līką *līkō
accusative *līką *līkō
genitive *līkas, *līkis *līkǫ̂
dative *līkai *līkamaz
instrumental *līkō *līkamiz
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (to bind). Cognate with Latin ligō (to bind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.kɑ̃/

Noun

*līką n

  1. leech-line, bolt-rope
Descendants
  • English: leech
  • Dutch: lijk
  • Middle Low German: līk
  • Middle High German: geleich (joint, link)
  • Old Norse: lík
  • Danish: lig
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