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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lauhaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“clearing”), which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”). Cognate with Latin lūcus (“sacred grove”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.xɑz/

Noun

*lauhaz m

  1. clearing
  2. meadow

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *lauhaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lauhaz *lauhōz, *lauhōs
vocative *lauh *lauhōz, *lauhōs
accusative *lauhą *lauhanz
genitive *lauhas, *lauhis *lauhǫ̂
dative *lauhai *lauhamaz
instrumental *lauhō *lauhamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: lēah
  • Old Frisian lāch
  • Old Saxon: lōh
  • Old Dutch: *lōh, *lō
    • Middle Dutch: lo, loo
      • Dutch: lo, loo (mostly in place names)
  • Old High German: lōh
      • German: Loh, Lah, Lage (mostly in place names)
  • Old Norse: ló
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: lo
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lo (mostly in place names, like Oslo)
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