Proto-IE: *law[e]-/-e-
Meaning: to cut
Old Indian: lunā́ti, lunóti, ptc. lūna- `to cut, sever, cut off'; láva- m. `cutting, reaping; anything cut off, section', lāva- `cutting', lāvaka- m. `cutter, reaper'; lavitra- n. `implement for cutting, sickle', lavi- m. `iron instrument for cutting or clearing'
Old Greek: acc. lâi̯o-n Ben. eines Teils des Pfluges, wahrsch. `Pflugschar'
Russ. meaning: резать
References: WP II 407 f
Proto-Germanic: *liwēn; *liujan-, *lawa-, *lawwṓ
Meaning: cut; sickle
Old Norse: lē m. `Sichel'; lǖja wk. `stossen, zerstossen', ptc. lūin-n `erschöpft'; lɔgg f. `Boden eines Fasses, Kimme'; leyma m. `Schwächling'
Norwegian: ljā 'sickle'; dial. lua `abrinden'; dial. ljor `Loch oder Riss an einem Baum, Wunde auf dem Rücken eines Pferdes'; luen `schlaff, ermüdet'; logg, lagg
Swedish: lie, dial. le, ljɔ, ljo, lö 'sickle'; dial. ljuder `alter Riss an einem Baum'; lagg
Danish: le 'sickle'; lugge `Boden eines Fasses'
East Frisian: lē `Sichel'
Middle Dutch: lic-lauwe, lic-lawe `Narbe'
Dutch: { loom `träge, ermüdet' }
Middle Low German: lē, lēhe `Sichel'
Old High German: { līh-lawi, līk-lōa, līk-la `Narbe' }
Middle High German: { līk-lawe `Narbe' }
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