Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēgaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *lēgijaz

Etymology

Vṛddhi gerundive of *ligjaną via earlier *legjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛː.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*lēgaz (comparative *lēgizô, superlative *lēgistaz)

  1. low
  2. flat, level with the ground

Inflection

Declension of *lēgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lēgaz *lēgō *lēgą, -atō *lēgai *lēgôz *lēgō
accusative *lēganǭ *lēgǭ *lēgą, -atō *lēganz *lēgōz *lēgō
genitive *lēgas, -is *lēgaizōz *lēgas, -is *lēgaizǫ̂ *lēgaizǫ̂ *lēgaizǫ̂
dative *lēgammai *lēgaizōi *lēgammai *lēgaimaz *lēgaimaz *lēgaimaz
instrumental *lēganō *lēgaizō *lēganō *lēgaimiz *lēgaimiz *lēgaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lēgô *lēgǭ *lēgô *lēganiz *lēgōniz *lēgōnō
accusative *lēganų *lēgōnų *lēgô *lēganunz *lēgōnunz *lēgōnō
genitive *lēginiz *lēgōniz *lēginiz *lēganǫ̂ *lēgōnǫ̂ *lēganǫ̂
dative *lēgini *lēgōni *lēgini *lēgammaz *lēgōmaz *lēgammaz
instrumental *lēginē *lēgōnē *lēginē *lēgammiz *lēgōmiz *lēgammiz

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: lágr
    • Icelandic: lágur
    • Faroese: lágur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: låg
      • Norwegian Bokmål: låg
    • Old Swedish: lāgher
    • Old Danish: lagh
      • Danish: lav
        • Norwegian Bokmål: lav
    • Middle English: lah, laȝ, laȝgh, laghe, lawe, law, louȝ, lou, loȝ, logh, lough, low, lowe, loue
  • Proto-Germanic: *lēgijaz
    • Old Frisian: lēch
    • Old Saxon: *lāg, *lāgi
    • Old Dutch: *lāg (or *lāgi)
      • Middle Dutch: laech
        • Dutch: laag
          • Afrikaans: laag
          • Jersey Dutch: lêx
          • Sranan Tongo: lagi
    • Old High German: *lāgi (attested in compounds)
      • Middle High German: læge
        • German: läg, leg (obsolete)
  • Proto-Finnic: *laaka (see there for further descendants)