Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laskwaz

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

  • *laskuz

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from earlier *latskwaz, from *lataz (“slow, late”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let, leave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑsk.wɑz/

Adjective

*laskwaz

  1. sluggish, dull, lazy, idle
  2. limp, lax, feeble

Inflection

Declension of *laskwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *laskwaz *laskwō *laskwą, *-at(ō) *laskwai *laskwôz *laskwō
accusative *laskwanǭ *laskwǭ *laskwą, *-at(ō) *laskwanz *laskwōz *laskwō
genitive *laskwas, *laskwis *laskwaizōz *laskwas, *laskwis *laskwaizǫ̂ *laskwaizǫ̂ *laskwaizǫ̂
dative *laskwammai *laskwaizōi *laskwammai *laskwaimaz *laskwaimaz *laskwaimaz
instrumental *laskwanō *laskwaizō *laskwanō *laskwaimiz *laskwaimiz *laskwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *laskwô *laskwǭ *laskwô *laskwaniz *laskwōniz *laskwōnō
accusative *laskwanų *laskwōnų *laskwô *laskwanunz *laskwōnunz *laskwōnō
genitive *laskwiniz *laskwōniz *laskwiniz *laskwanǫ̂ *laskwōnǫ̂ *laskwanǫ̂
dative *laskwini *laskwōni *laskwini *laskwammaz *laskwōmaz *laskwammaz
instrumental *laskwinē *laskwōnē *laskwinē *laskwammiz *laskwōmiz *laskwammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *laskw, *lasku
    • Old English: *lesċ, *lysċ (< Proto-West Germanic *lasku, < Proto-Germanic *laskuz)
      • Middle English: lusch
    • Old Saxon: *lask
    • Old Dutch: *lask
  • Old Norse: lǫskr, laskr
    • Icelandic: löskur
    • Jamtish: lǫsk
    • → Middle English: *lusk
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