*laiwą

Runic: ᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑi̯.wɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

damage

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (‘to die, disapear’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.laiwąlaiwō
Acc.laiwąlaiwō
Gen.laiwas, laiwislaiwǫ̂
Dat.laiwailaiwamaz
Inst.laiwōlaiwamiz
Voc.laiwąlaiwō

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Descendants

  • *laiw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lēs (Old Saxon)
  • *laiw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lǣw (Old English)
      • limlǣw, synlǣw (Old English)
  • *laiw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lǣw (Old English)
      • *bedlǣwere (Old English)
        • bedlawere, bedlaure (Middle English)
  • *laiw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lēwes, lē (Old High German)
      • lēwes, lē (Middle High German)
  • *laiw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *laiwī (Proto-West Germanic)
      • *lǣwe (Old English)
        • lew, lewe (Middle English)
  • læ (Old Norse)

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