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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laskwaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *laskuz

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from earlier *latskwaz, from *lataz (slow, late), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (to let, leave).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑsk.wɑz/

Adjective

*laskwaz

  1. sluggish, dull, lazy, idle
  2. limp, lax, feeble

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: *lesċ, *lysċ
    • Middle English: lusch
  • Old Saxon: *lask
    • Middle Low German: lasch, las
      • German Low German: lusch
  • Old Dutch: *lask
  • Old Norse: lǫskr, laskr
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