Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēgiþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *lēgaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛː.ɣi.θɔː/

Noun

*lēgiþō f

an area where the ground is lower

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lēgiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lēgiþō	*lēgiþôz
vocative	*lēgiþō	*lēgiþôz
accusative	*lēgiþǭ	*lēgiþōz
genitive	*lēgiþōz	*lēgiþǫ̂
dative	*lēgiþōi	*lēgiþōmaz
instrumental	*lēgiþō	*lēgiþōmiz

Descendants

The Scandinavian forms have been influenced by the Middle Low German word (and/or later Low German; some of them are perhaps borrowed.

Old Saxon:
- Middle Low German: lēgede
  - Low German: laide, leide
Old Dutch:
- Dutch: laagte
Old Norse: lægð
- Icelandic: lægð
- Faroese: lægd
- Norwegian:
  - Nynorsk: lægd
- Swedish: lägd, lejd
- Danish: lejd, lejde
- Westrobothnian: słǽgd

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.