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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuskô

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

From a root suffixed with *-kô, a suffix used for body parts; compare Proto-Germanic *kelkô (“jaw-bone”), *mankô (“mane”). Both *leuhsaz (“light”) and *lahwaz (“thigh”) have been suggested for the root.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯s.kɔːː/

Noun

*leuskô m

  1. (anatomy) groin
  2. (anatomy) transparent or light skin

Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *leuskô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *leuskô *leuskaniz
vocative *leuskô *leuskaniz
accusative *leuskanų *leuskanunz
genitive *liuskiniz *leuskanǫ̂
dative *liuskini *leuskammaz
instrumental *liuskinē *leuskammiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *leuskō
    • Old English: lēosċa
    • Old Frisian: *liāska
      • North Frisian: jaoske (Halligen)
      • Saterland Frisian: Ljaaske f
      • West Frisian: ljisk m or f
    • Old Saxon: *liosko
      • Middle Low German: lēsche, leische
        • German Low German: Leeske, Leesk
    • Old Dutch: *liosko
  • Old Norse: ljóski
    • Elfdalian: liuoska
    • Faroese: ljóski
    • Icelandic: ljóski
    • Old Swedish: liuske
      • Swedish: ljumske (with inexplicable -m-)
    • Danish: lyske
    • → Middle English: leske

References
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*leuskan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
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