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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leuþ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuþą.

Noun

*leuþ n[1]

  1. song

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *leuþ
Genitive *leuþas
Singular Plural
Nominative *leuþ *leuþu
Accusative *leuþ *leuþu
Genitive *leuþas *leuþō
Dative *leuþē *leuþum
Instrumental *leuþu *leuþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: lēoþ
  • Old Frisian: *liāth
    • Saterland Frisian: Läid
    • West Frisian: liet
  • Old Saxon: lioth
    • Middle Low German: *lēt, *liet
  • Old Dutch: *lioth
  • Old High German: liod

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174:PWGmc *leuþ
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