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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laguz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *lókus (“lake, pond”). Cognate with Latin lacus (“hollow, pond”), Old Irish loch (“lake, pond”), Ancient Greek λάκκος (lákkos, “waterhole, pond, pit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.ɣuz/

Noun

*laguz m

  1. water
  2. sea, ocean
  3. wetness
  4. (Runic alphabet) name of the L-rune (ᛚ)

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *laguz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laguz *lagiwiz
vocative *lagu *lagiwiz
accusative *lagų *lagunz
genitive *lagauz *lagiwǫ̂
dative *lagiwi *lagumaz
instrumental *lagū *lagumiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *lagu
    • Old English: lagu, lago
    • Old Frisian: *lage
      • >? Saterland Frisian: Loge f (“brine”) (possibly merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *laku)
    • Old Saxon: lagu
  • Old Norse: lǫgr
    • Icelandic: lögur
    • Faroese: løgur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: log
    • Norwegian Bokmål: låg
    • Old Swedish: lagher
    • Old Danish: low, lou
    • → Scots: lyog
  • Gothic: *𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 (*lagus)
    • >? Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌰𐌶 (laaz))
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