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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/linsī

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

Borrowed from Latin lēns ~ lentis (“lentil”).[1]

Noun

*linsī f

  1. lentil

Inflection
īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *linsī
Genitive *linsīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *linsī —
Accusative *linsīn —
Genitive *linsīn —
Dative *linsīn —
Instrumental *linsīn —

Alternative reconstructions
  • *lintī

Descendants
  • Old English: lent, *lente
    • Middle English: lent, lente
  • Old Saxon: linsi
  • Old Dutch: *linsi
  • Old High German: linsi, lins, linsīn

References
  1. de Vries, Jan (1971) “linze”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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