Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-Germanic *laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“jump”). Cognates include Old English lāc (“play, sport”), Old High German leih (“song, melody, music”) and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, “dance”).

    Noun

    *ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*laikaʀ) (m)

    1. play, sport

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old Norse: leikr
      • Icelandic: leikur
      • Faroese: leikur
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: leik
        • → Norwegian Bokmål: leik
      • Old Danish: lek
        • Danish: leg
          • Norwegian Bokmål: lek
      • Old Swedish: leker
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