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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leskaną

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

Thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-sḱé-ti, sḱe-present to *legʰ- (to lie down).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈles.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*leskaną

  1. to cease, to stop
  2. to quench

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *leskan
    • Old Saxon: leskan
      • Middle Low German: leschen
    • Old Dutch: *lescan
    • Old High German: leskan
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