Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lek-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

    Root

    *lek-[1][2]

    1. to jump, scuttle along

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lek- (10 c, 0 e)
    • *lēk-eh₂-yéti (eh₂-iterative)[3]
      • Proto-Hellenic:
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
        • Latvian: lȩ̃kât
    • *lék-ye-ti (ye-present)?
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
        • Latvian: lḕkt (“to spring, jump”)
        • Lithuanian: lė̃kti (“to fly”)
    • *lok-éye-ti (“éye-causative”)?
    • *lek-to-[5]
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *lekt-
    Unsorted formations
    • Latin: locusta (“locust”)[4]
    • Proto-Germanic:
      • Norwegian: lakka (“to hop, patter about”)
    • Proto-Albanian: *awa-laka
      • Albanian: flak (“to throw, fling, eject”)
    • Proto-Celtic:
      • >? Old Irish: lachu (“duck”) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 398
    2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*lek-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 411
    3. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*lek-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 323
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 399
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Derksen, Rick (2015), “*lėkti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 278
    6. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*likkōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 337

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