Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laik

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laikaz.

Noun

*laik m

game, sport
song, music

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laik
Genitive	*laikas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laik	laikō, laikōs
Accusative	*laik	*laikā
Genitive	*laikas	*laikō
Dative	*laikē	*laikum
Instrumental	*laiku	*laikum

Related terms

*laikan

Descendants

Old English: lāc n or f
- Middle English: lake, lak, lac
  - English: lake
Old High German: leih
- Middle High German: leich
  - German: Laich (“spawn”)
  - → German: Leich ("song", learned borrowing)
→ Old French: lai
- French: lai
- → Middle English: lay
  - English: lay

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