Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *liþuzScott K. ShayWardja Presshttps://protogermanic.org/pgmc_liþuz
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nounmasculineu-stema benda jointa body part, limb, memberOf uncertain origin; Kroonen considers the word as cognate with *limuz (‘limb’). Other theories include derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-, *leyH- (‘to bend’). A relationship with Latin lituus is sometimes suggested, but is doubtful as it is likely a loanword from Etruscan. Given the variety of forms, which are difficult to reconcile as inherited, origin in a substrate language is possible.