Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēgiþō

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 *lēgaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛː.ɣi.θɔː/

Noun

*lēgiþō f

1. an area where the ground is lower

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lēgiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lēgiþō	*lēgiþôz
vocative	*lēgiþō	*lēgiþôz
accusative	*lēgiþǭ	*lēgiþōz
genitive	*lēgiþōz	*lēgiþǫ̂
dative	*lēgiþōi	*lēgiþōmaz
instrumental	*lēgiþō	*lēgiþōmiz

Descendants

The Scandinavian forms have been influenced by the Middle Low German word (and/or later Low German); some of them are perhaps borrowed.

• Old Saxon:
  • Middle Low German: lēgede
    • Low German: laide, leide
• Old Dutch:
  • Dutch: laagte
• Old Norse: lægð
  • Icelandic: lægð
  • Faroese: lægd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lægd, (dialectal) lågd
  • Swedish: lägd, lejd
  • Danish: lejd, lejde