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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līþu
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to pour; gush; flow; drip”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliː.θu/
Noun
*līþu n
- cider
- strong drink; liquor
Inflection
neuter u-stemDeclension of *līþu (neuter u-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *līþu | *līþū | |
vocative | *līþu | *līþū | |
accusative | *līþu | *līþū | |
genitive | *līþauz | *līþiwǫ̂ | |
dative | *līþiwi | *līþumaz | |
instrumental | *līþū | *līþumiz |
Descendants
- Old English: līþ
- Old Frisian: līth
- Old Saxon: līth
- Old High German: līth, līd
- Middle High German: lît; lîtgebe
- Bavarian: Leithaus; Leitkauf; leitgeben, Leitgeber
- Middle High German: lît; lîtgebe
- Old Norse: líð
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿 (leiþu)