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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēgaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *lēgijaz

Etymology

Vṛddhi gerundive of *ligjaną via earlier *legjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛː.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*lēgaz (comparative *lēgizô, superlative *lēgistaz)

  1. low
  2. flat, level with the ground

Inflection


Antonyms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: lágr
    • Icelandic: lágur
    • Faroese: lágur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: låg
      • Norwegian Bokmål: låg
    • Old Swedish: lāgher
    • Old Danish: lagh
      • Danish: lav
        • Norwegian Bokmål: lav
    • Middle English: lowe, lohe, lāh
  • Proto-Germanic: *lēgijaz
    • Old Frisian: lēch
    • Old Saxon: *lāg, *lāgi
    • Old Dutch: *lāg (or *lāgi)
      • Middle Dutch: laech
        • Dutch: laag
          • Afrikaans: laag
          • Jersey Dutch: lêx
          • Sranan Tongo: lagi
    • Old High German: *lāgi (attested in compounds)
      • Middle High German: læge
        • German: läg, leg (obsolete)
  • Proto-Finnic: *laaka (see there for further descendants)
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