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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laikaną

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 *laiko- + *-aną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old Irish lingid (to jump), Lithuanian láigyti (to run around).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*laikaną

  1. to jump, play, move, swing about

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *laikijaną

Descendants

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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