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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lahaną

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 *lok-. Compare Old Irish locht (fault, vice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lahaną

  1. to blame, fault, reproach

Inflection

  • *lahstuz
  • *lahstraz
  • *lahtrą/*lahtraz
  • *lakkōną/*lakōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lahan
    • Old English: lēan
      • Middle English: *lēen (attested in past tense lough)
    • Old Saxon: lahan
    • Old High German: lahan
  • Old Norse: *lá
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (laian)

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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