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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lauwu

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 *lawwō.

Noun

*lauwu f

  1. scar, injury

Inflection
ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *lauwu
Genitive *lauwā
Singular Plural
Nominative *lauwu *lauwō
Accusative *lauwā *lauwā
Genitive *lauwā *lauwō
Dative *lauwē *lauwōm, *lauwum
Instrumental *lauwu *lauwōm, *lauwum

Descendants
  • Old English: *lǣw
    • ⇒ Old English: limlǣw (“limb injury”) (+ lim (“limb”))
  • Old High German: *lauwa
    • ⇒ Old High German: līhlaoa, līhla (“scar”) (+ līh (“body”), ō-stem)
    • ⇒ Old High German: lihloi, lihlauui, līhloi, lilewe, lilewi (“scar”) (+ līh (“body”), īn-stem)
    • ⇒? Old High German: hilouwa, hilouga (“scar”) (+ gi-)
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