Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lukilaz

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

Etymology

From *lūkaną (“to lock”) +‎ *-ilaz (agent/instrument suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.ki.lɑz/

Noun

*lukilaz m

  1. (North Germanic) key

Inflection

Declension of *lukilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lukilaz *lukilōz, *lukilōs
vocative *lukil *lukilōz, *lukilōs
accusative *lukilą *lukilanz
genitive *lukilas, *lukilis *lukilǫ̂
dative *lukilai *lukilamaz
instrumental *lukilō *lukilamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: lykill
    • Icelandic: lykill m
    • Faroese: lykil m
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: lykel m
    • Old Swedish: lykel
      • Swedish: (dialectal) lyckel c, likul
    • Old Danish: lykæl
      • Danish: (Jutlandic) løgel c, løgle
    • ⇒ Old Norse: nykill (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “lykill”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 369.
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