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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lauþrijaną

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 *lauþrą (soap) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑʊ̯.θri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lauþrijaną

  1. to soap
  2. to wash, to clean

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lauþrijan
    • Old English: līeþran, lȳþran, lēþran, līþran
      • Middle English: letheren, lutheren, litheren, latheren
  • Old Norse: leyðra
    • Icelandic: leyðra
    • Swedish: löddra, loddra
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