Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/luhs

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 *luhsaz.

Noun

*luhs m

lynx

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*luhs
Genitive	*luhsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*luhs	luhsō, luhsōs
Accusative	*luhs	*luhsā
Genitive	*luhsas	*luhsō
Dative	*luhsē	*luhsum
Instrumental	*luhsu	*luhsum

Descendants

Old English: lox
- Middle English: lusk (found in luskwerk)
  - Scots: los (possibly through Middle Dutch or Middle Low German)
  - English: los, loz
Old Frisian: *luks, *loks
- Saterland Frisian: Luks
Old Saxon: lohs, los
- Middle Low German: *luhs, lūs, los
Old Dutch: *lohs, *los
- Middle Dutch: los
  - Dutch: los
    - → English: losse (dated)
Old High German: luhs
- Middle High German: luhs
  - German: Luchs
    - → Low German: Luks
    - → Luxembourgish: Luchs
    - ⇒ German: abluchsen (partly)
  - Luxembourgish: Luuss (dated)

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