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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēkiz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested *lekaną (“to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lég-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- (“to care for”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλέγω (alégō, “to care for”), Proto-Italic *legō (“to care”).
Adjective
*lēkiz
- healing
Inflection
Declension of *lēkaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lēkaz | *lēkai | *lēkō | *lēkôz | *lēką, -atō | *lēkō |
| Accusative | *lēkanǭ | *lēkanz | *lēkǭ | *lēkōz | *lēką, -atō | *lēkō |
| Genitive | *lēkas, -is | *lēkaizǫ̂ | *lēkaizōz | *lēkaizǫ̂ | *lēkas, -is | *lēkaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lēkammai | *lēkaimaz | *lēkaizōi | *lēkaimaz | *lēkammai | *lēkaimaz |
| Instrumental | *lēkanō | *lēkaimiz | *lēkaizō | *lēkaimiz | *lēkanō | *lēkaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lēkô | *lēkaniz | *lēkǭ | *lēkōniz | *lēkô | *lēkōnō |
| Accusative | *lēkanų | *lēkanunz | *lēkōnų | *lēkōnunz | *lēkô | *lēkōnō |
| Genitive | *lēkiniz | *lēkanǫ̂ | *lēkōniz | *lēkōnǫ̂ | *lēkiniz | *lēkanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lēkini | *lēkammaz | *lēkōni | *lēkōmaz | *lēkini | *lēkammaz |
| Instrumental | *lēkinē | *lēkammiz | *lēkōnē | *lēkōmiz | *lēkinē | *lēkammiz |
Noun
*lēkiz m
- medicine
- healer
Inflection
| i-stemDeclension of *lēkiz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lēkiz | *lēkīz | |
| vocative | *lēki | *lēkīz | |
| accusative | *lēkį | *lēkinz | |
| genitive | *lēkīz | *lēkijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lēkī | *lēkimaz | |
| instrumental | *lēkī | *lēkimiz | |
Derived terms
- *lēkijaz
- *lēkijǭ
Descendants
- →? Celtic: *lēgis
- Gothic: *𐌻𐌴𐌺𐍃 (*lēks)
- → Slavic: *lěkъ (“medicine”) (see there for further descendants)