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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lausaz

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 *lewH- (to untie, set free, separate). Related to *leusaną; outside of Germanic, related to Ancient Greek λύω (lúō), Latin luō (expiate, pay), Sanskrit लून (lūna, sever, cut forth, destroy, annihilate), and possibly Old Armenian լուծանեմ (lucanem) and Albanian lirë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*lausaz

  1. loose, free
  2. empty, devoid
  3. false, untrue
  4. (in compounds) -less, lacking, devoid of

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