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Appendix I

Indo-European Roots

ENTRY:	leik^w-
DEFINITION:	To leave. Derivatives include eclipse, loan, and derelict. 1. Basic form leik^w-. eclipse, ellipsis, from Greek leipein,* to leave. 2. O-grade form loik^w-. a. Suffixed form loik^w-nes-. loan, from Old Norse ln, loan, from Germanic laihwniz; b. lend, from Old English lnan,* to lend, loan from Germanic denominative laihwnjan. 3. Zero-grade form lik^w-. a. Germanic compound ain-lif- (see oi-no-); b. Germanic compound twa-lif- (see dwo-). Both a and b from Germanic -lif-, left. 4. Nasalized zero-grade form li-n-k^w-. delinquent, derelict, relic, relinquish, from Latin linquere, to leave. (Pokorny leik- 669.)


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