Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leustaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably derived from the Proto-Indo-European *lew-s- (“loose, loosen”) in *lausaz, *fraleusaną, with the original connotation of knocking something loose.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*leustaną
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *leustaną (strong class 2)
Descendants
[edit]- Old Norse: ljósta
References
[edit]- “ljósta” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)