Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lauþrą

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 *lówh₃trom (“that which is used for washing”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash, bathe”) + *-trom (equivalent to *-þrą). Cognate with Ancient Greek λουτρόν (loutrón, “a bath, wash-room”), Old Irish lóathar (“wash-basin”). Kroonen attributes the Germanic o-grade to a different reconstruction of the root as *leh₃-, extended as *lh₃-éw-, based on Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒄷𒄿 (la-a-ḫu-i, “to pour”),[1] though this is unlikely and there are other possible explanations.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.θrɑ̃/

Noun

*lauþrą n[1]

  1. nitre used as soap, soap
  2. foam, lather

Inflection

Declension of *lauþrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lauþrą *lauþrō
vocative *lauþrą *lauþrō
accusative *lauþrą *lauþrō
genitive *lauþras, *lauþris *lauþrǫ̂
dative *lauþrai *lauþramaz
instrumental *lauþrō *lauþramiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lauþr
  • Old Norse: lauðr

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lauþra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 329
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