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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lizaną

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 *(le-)lóys-e, stative from the root *leys- (track, furrow, trace, trail).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.zɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lizaną

  1. (East Germanic) to know, to be familiar with, to understand

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Usage notes

This was likely already a rare word in Proto-Germanic, as it survives only in a single direct attestation in Gothic. However, the verb survives indirectly in the derived causative *laizijaną (to teach) and the Proto-West Germanic fientive *liʀnōn (to learn) and therefore its existence can be reconstructed securely. The forms given here are uncertain however.

Derived terms

  • *laizijaną
  • *līsaz
  • Proto-West Germanic: *liʀnōn

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lisan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339
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