Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laugiz

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

Probably from pre-Germanic *lowkís, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (to shine). Compare Old Norse logi, from the zero-grade masculine n-stem noun *lugô. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *lučь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.ɣiz/

Noun

*laugiz m

  1. flame, blaze
    Synonym: *lugô

Inflection

Declension of *laugiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laugiz *laugīz
vocative *laugi *laugīz
accusative *laugį *lauginz
genitive *laugīz *laugijǫ̂
dative *laugī *laugimaz
instrumental *laugī *laugimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *laugi
    • Old English: līg, līeg, lēg
      • Middle English: lye, lei, lyȝ
    • Old Frisian: lōga (< *laugô)
    • Old Dutch:
      • Middle Dutch: laeye
    • Old High German: loug
  • Proto-Norse: *ᛚᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ (*lauȝiʀ)
    • Old Norse: leygr, løgr
      • Icelandic: leygur
      • Old Swedish: *lǿger (from løgr)
        • Swedish: lukarr (dialectal)[1]
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