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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lag

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *lagą.

Noun

*lag n

  1. situation
  2. law

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *lag
Genitive *lagas
Singular Plural
Nominative *lag *lagu
Accusative *lag *lagu
Genitive *lagas *lagō
Dative *lagē *lagum
Instrumental *lagu *lagum

Descendants

  • Old English: læġ, leġ, leġe
    • English: lay
  • Old Frisian: loch
  • Old Saxon: lagi, *lag, *lagi, *leg
  • Old Dutch: *log
  • Old High German: lac, *lag, *laga, luogi (?)
    • Middle High German: liugi (?)
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