Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laguz

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 *lókus (“lake, pond”). Cognate with Latin lacus (“hollow, pond”), Old Irish loch (“lake, pond”), Ancient Greek λάκκος (lákkos, “waterhole, pond, pit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ɣuz/

Noun

*laguz m

1. water, liquid
2. sea, ocean
3. wetness
4. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᛚ (l)

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *laguz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laguz	*lagiwiz
vocative	*lagu	*lagiwiz
accusative	*lagų	*lagunz
genitive	*lagauz	*lagiwǫ̂
dative	*lagiwi	*lagumaz
instrumental	*lagū	*lagumiz

Related terms

• *lahō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lagu
  • Old English: lagu, lago
    • Middle English: laȝe, lawe, laie, leye
      • English: lay
  • Old Frisian: *lage
    • >? Saterland Frisian: Loge f (“brine”) (possibly merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *laku)
  • Old Saxon: lagu
• Old Norse: lǫgr
  • Icelandic: lögur
  • Faroese: løgur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: log
  • Norwegian Bokmål: låg
  • Old Swedish: lagher
    • Swedish: lag
  • Old Danish: low, lou
  • → Scots: lyog
• Gothic: *𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 (*lagus /⁠laaz⁠/) (uncertain interpretation of Latin transliteration)