Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leuskō

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 *leuskô (“light or transparent skin, specially the groin”).

Noun

*leuskō m

the groin
light, transparent skin

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*leuskō
Genitive	leuskini, leuskan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*leuskō	*leuskan
Accusative	*leuskan	*leuskan
Genitive	leuskini, leuskan	*leuskanō
Dative	leuskini, leuskan	*leuskum
Instrumental	leuskini, leuskan	*leuskum

Descendants

Old English: lēosca
Old Saxon: *liosko
- Middle Low German: lēsche, leische
Old Dutch: *liosko
- Middle Dutch: liesche, liesse f
  - Dutch: lies
Old Frisian: *liāska
- North Frisian: jaoske (Halligen)

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