𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽
Gothic
verb
Definitions
- to jump around, to jump for joy, to dance
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *laikaną (move about, jump, play) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (shake, tremble, bounce, jump, play, spring, likeness, similarity, image, whirl).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leyg-
Gloss
shake, tremble, bounce, jump, play, spring, likeness, similarity, image, whirl
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
踊
Emoji
🤝
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lijk Dutch, Flemish
- ἐλελίζω Ancient Greek
- ἐλελίσφακος Ancient Greek
- *leyg- Proto-Indo-European
- *laikaną Proto-Germanic
- *laikaz Proto-Germanic
- *laiko- Proto-Germanic
- *laiką Proto-Germanic
- *līkāną Proto-Germanic
- *līką Proto-Germanic
- lacan Old English
- like Middle English
- leika Old Norse
- lege Danish
- legeplads Danish
- līh Old High German
- 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *lī(h)strō gmw-pro
- *laygos Proto-Celtic
- *lāɸigos Proto-Celtic
- Leich Pennsylvania German
- Leich Plautdietsch