Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/larikā

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 Vulgar Latin *larica, from Late Latin larix (“larch”).[1]

Noun

*larikā f

larch

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*larikā
Genitive	*larikōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*larikā	*larikōn
Accusative	*larikōn	*larikōn
Genitive	*larikōn	*larikōnō
Dative	*larikōn	larikōm, larikum
Instrumental	*larikōn	larikōm, larikum

Derived terms

*larikabaum
- Old Dutch: *lerikbōm
  - Middle Dutch: *lerkboom
    - Dutch: lerckenboom, lerckeboom
      - Afrikaans: lerkboom
- Old High German: lerihboum, lorihboum, lerboum, lerhboum
  - Middle High German: lerchboum
    - German: Lärchenbaum

Descendants

Old Frisian:
- >? West Frisian: liere
Old Dutch: *lerika
- Middle Dutch: *lerke
  - Dutch: lerk
  - → Danish: lærk
  - → Faroese: lerk
  - → Icelandic: lerki
  - → Norwegian: lerk
  - → Swedish: lärk
Old High German: lerihha
- Middle High German: larche, lerche
  - German: Lärche, Larche
    - → Dutch: lork
      - Afrikaans: lork
    - → English: larch

References

Vercoullie, Jozef (1925) “lorkeboom”, in Beknopt etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 's-Gravenhage: Nijhoff: “uit Lat. acc. laricem”

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Vercoullie, Jozef (1925) “lorkeboom”, in Beknopt etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 's-Gravenhage: Nijhoff: “uit Lat. acc. laricem”