Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/luþô

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

Unknown. Traditionally suggested as from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewt- ~ *(s)lūt- (“loose, limp; weak, languid”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.θɔːː/

Noun

*luþô m

  1. woollen fabric, garment

Inflection

Declension of *luþô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *luþô *luþaniz
vocative *luþô *luþaniz
accusative *luþanų *luþanunz
genitive *luþiniz *luþanǫ̂
dative *luþini *luþammaz
instrumental *luþinē *luþammiz

Derived terms

  • *lūþaru
  • *ludarō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *luþō, *loþō (expected form, but does not account for OHG ludo)
    • Old English: loþa
    • Old Frisian: lotha
    • Old Saxon: lotho
      • Middle Low German: lode
    • Old High German: lodo, ludo
  • Old Norse: loði; (loðinn (adjective)
    • Icelandic: loði; (loðinn)
    • (Faroese: loðin)
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