Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/librō

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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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (to smudge, stick), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (to be slimy, be sticky, glide). Compare *lībą (body; life).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*librō f

  1. liver

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *librō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *librō *librôz
vocative *librō *librôz
accusative *librǭ *librōz
genitive *librōz *librǫ̂
dative *librōi *librōmaz
instrumental *librō *librōmiz

Descendants[edit]