Reconstruction:Gothic/𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃

This Gothic 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.

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *liudiz, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”). Akin to German Leute, Old Norse lýðir (“people”) (whence Icelandic lýður), Russian люди (ljudi).

Noun

*𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 • (*liuþs) m

1. man

Declension

Masculine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 liuþs	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 liudeis
Vocative	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 liuþ	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 liudeis
Accusative	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 liuþ	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 liudins
Genitive	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 liudis	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌴 liudē
Dative	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 liuda	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌼 liudim

Descendants

• → Latin: leodes, leudes (in the Lex Visigothorum; possibly an earlier non-Gothic loan)
  • → English: leud
  • → French: leude

Related terms

• 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan)