Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laik

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laikaz.

Noun

*laik m

1. game, sport
2. song, music

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laik
Genitive	*laikas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laik	*laikō, *laikōs
Accusative	*laik	*laikā
Genitive	*laikas	*laikō
Dative	*laikē	*laikum
Instrumental	*laiku	*laikum

Related terms

• *laikan

Descendants

• Old English: lāc n or f
  • Middle English: lake, lak, lac
    • English: lake
• Old High German: leih
  • Middle High German: leich
    • German: Laich (“spawn”)
    • → German: Leich ("song", learned borrowing)
• → Old French: lai
  • French: lai
  • → Middle English: lay
    • English: lay