Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/līk

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *līką.

Noun

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*līk n[1]

  1. body
    Synonyms: *bodag, *būk, *līkahamō

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *līk
Genitive *līkas
Singular Plural
Nominative *līk *līku
Accusative *līk *līku
Genitive *līkas *līkō
Dative *līkē *līkum
Instrumental *līku *līkum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210:PWGmc *līk