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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laudaz

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.ðɑz/

Etymology 1

From *leudaną (to sprout; spring up; grow).

Adjective

*laudaz[1]

  1. large, great
Inflection


Descendants
  • Middle High German: lōte (qualified, conditioned)
  • Gothic: *𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (*lauþs)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁lówdʰos, a o-grade formation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (to grow), parallel to *liudiz (man, person).

Noun

*laudaz m[2]

  1. (in the singular) man
  2. (in the plural) men
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *laudaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laudaz *laudōz, *laudōs
vocative *laud *laudōz, *laudōs
accusative *laudą *laudanz
genitive *laudas, *laudis *laudǫ̂
dative *laudai *laudamaz
instrumental *laudō *laudamiz
Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*laudaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 238
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lauda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 328
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