Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lōkiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *leg- (“to leak; drain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɔː.kiz/

Noun

*lōkiz m

brook; stream

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *lōkiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lōkiz	*lōkīz
vocative	*lōki	*lōkīz
accusative	*lōkį	*lōkinz
genitive	*lōkīz	*lōkijǫ̂
dative	*lōkī	*lōkimaz
instrumental	*lōkī	*lōkimiz

Related terms

*lakō
*lekaną

Descendants

Old Norse: lœkr
- Icelandic: lækur
- Faroese: løkur
- Norn: ljog
- Westrobothnian: løk, lok
- English: Leake (placename)
- → Old Dutch: *leke (attested in name Sculingleke) (possibly)
  - Middle Dutch: leke
    - Dutch: leek