Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/listiz

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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

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Etymology

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Probably formed from the root of *lizaną (to know, understand), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (track, furrow, trail, trace), equivalent to *lizaną +‎ *-þiz. Compare also Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn (to learn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*listiz f

  1. art, craft
  2. cunning, guile

Inflection

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i-stemDeclension of *listiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *listiz *listīz
vocative *listi *listīz
accusative *listį *listinz
genitive *listīz *listijǫ̂
dative *listī *listimaz
instrumental *listī *listimiz

Descendants

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