Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lagōną

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 *legʰ- (“to lie”). Possibly derived from *lagą (“law, situation, shape”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lagōną[1]

  1. to establish, fasten
  2. to fix, mend

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lagō *lagǭ — *lagōi ?
2nd singular *lagōsi *lagōs *lagō *lagōsai *lagōsau
3rd singular *lagōþi *lagō *lagōþau *lagōþai *lagōþau
1st dual *lagōs *lagōw — — —
2nd dual *lagōþiz *lagōþiz *lagōþiz — —
1st plural *lagōmaz *lagōm — *lagōnþai *lagōnþau
2nd plural *lagōþ *lagōþ *lagōþ *lagōnþai *lagōnþau
3rd plural *lagōnþi *lagōn *lagōnþau *lagōnþai *lagōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lagōdǭ *lagōdēdį̄
2nd singular *lagōdēz *lagōdēdīz
3rd singular *lagōdē *lagōdēdī
1st dual *lagōdēdū *lagōdēdīw
2nd dual *lagōdēdudiz *lagōdēdīdiz
1st plural *lagōdēdum *lagōdēdīm
2nd plural *lagōdēdud *lagōdēdīd
3rd plural *lagōdēdun *lagōdēdīn
present past
participles *lagōndz *lagōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lagōn
    • Old English: lagian
      • Middle English: *laȝen, lahen, *laghen, *lawen
    • Old Frisian: lagia
  • Old Norse: laga

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lagōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
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