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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lauhaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (clearing), which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (bright). Cognate with Latin lūcus (sacred grove).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.xɑz/

Noun

*lauhaz m

  1. clearing
  2. meadow

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *lauhaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lauhaz *lauhōz, *lauhōs
vocative *lauh *lauhōz, *lauhōs
accusative *lauhą *lauhanz
genitive *lauhas, *lauhis *lauhǫ̂
dative *lauhai *lauhamaz
instrumental *lauhō *lauhamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lauh
  • Old Norse:
    • Icelandic:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: lo
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lo (mostly in place names, like Oslo)
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