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)

play, sport

Derived terms

*ᚺᚢᚷᛁᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (*hugilaikaʀ)
ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ (hadulaikaʀ)

Descendants

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

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