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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lāgōn

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From *lāgu (ambush, trap) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

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*lāgōn

  1. to lie in ambush, waylay
  2. to ambush, assault

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *lāgōn
1st sg. past *lāgōdā
Infinitive *lāgōn
Genitive infin. *lāgōnijas
Dative infin. *lāgōnijē
Instrum. infin. *lāgōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *lāgō *lāgōdā
2nd singular *lāgōs *lāgōdēs, *lāgōdōs
3rd singular *lāgōþ *lāgōdē, *lāgōdā
1st plural *lāgōm *lāgōdum
2nd plural *lāgōþ *lāgōdud
3rd plural *lāgōnþ *lāgōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *lāgō *lāgōdī
2nd singular *lāgōs *lāgōdī
3rd singular *lāgō *lāgōdī
1st plural *lāgōm *lāgōdīm
2nd plural *lāgōþ *lāgōdīd
3rd plural *lāgōn *lāgōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *lāgō
Plural *lāgōþ
Present Past
Participle *lāgōndī *lāgōd

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *lāgōn
  • Old Dutch: *lāgon
  • Old High German: lāgōn, lāgēn