Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laugiþu

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 *laugi (“flame”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*laugiþu f

lightning

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laugiþu
Genitive	*laugiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laugiþu	*laugiþō
Accusative	*laugiþā	*laugiþā
Genitive	*laugiþā	*laugiþō
Dative	*laugiþē	laugiþōm, laugiþum
Instrumental	*laugiþu	laugiþōm, laugiþum

Descendants

Old English: līeġetu f, līġet n
- Middle English: leyt, lait, layt, leit, leite, leyte, laite, layte
  - English: lait (obsolete)

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