Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laubą

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

Differing explanations:

• From Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to break, flake or peel off, shed; rind, leaf”).
• From pre-Germanic *lowpóm, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“to bend, peel, tear, damage”).

The connection, if any, between these two roots is unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯.βɑ̃/

Noun

*laubą n

1. leaf

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *laubą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laubą	*laubō
vocative	*laubą	*laubō
accusative	*laubą	*laubō
genitive	*laubas, *laubis	*laubǫ̂
dative	*laubai	*laubamaz
instrumental	*laubō	*laubamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *laub
  • Old English: lēaf
    • Middle English: leef, lefe, leve, lewe
      • English: leaf
        • Tok Pisin: lip
      • Scots: leaf, lefe, leif
      • Yola: laafe
  • Old Frisian: lāf
    • North Frisian: lof, luf
    • Saterland Frisian: Loof, Loouw, Looch
    • West Frisian: leaf
  • Old Saxon: lōf
    • Middle Low German: lôf
      • German Low German: Loov
      • Westphalian:

        Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Läuf

        Westmünsterländisch: Loof

      • Plautdietsch: Loof
  • Old Dutch: lōf
    • Middle Dutch: lôof
      • Dutch: loof
        • Afrikaans: lof
      • Limburgish: louf
  • Old High German: loub
    • Middle High German: loup
      • German: Laub
• Old Norse: lauf
  • Icelandic: lauf
  • Faroese: leyv
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lauv
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: lauv
  • Elfdalian: lov
  • Old Swedish: lø̄f
    • Swedish: löv
  • Danish: løv
    • Norwegian Bokmål: løv
  • Gutnish: lau, laug, lavv
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 m (laufs)