Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlaib

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. May cognate with Polish chleb, Czech chléb, Serbo-Croatian hlȅb, Slovene hlẹ̑b.

Noun

*hlaib m

bread, loaf
Synonym: *braud

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hlaib
Genitive	*hlaibas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlaib	hlaibō, hlaibōs
Accusative	*hlaib	*hlaibā
Genitive	*hlaibas	*hlaibō
Dative	*hlaibē	*hlaibum
Instrumental	*hlaibu	*hlaibum

Descendants

Old English: hlāf
- Middle English: lof, lofe, loff, loof, looffe, love, hlaf, laf (Early Middle English)
  - English: loaf
    - → Bengali: লোফ (lōph)
    - → Marshallese: ļoob
    - → Norwegian Bokmål: loff
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: loff
    - → Scottish Gaelic: lofa
  - Scots: laif
Old Frisian: hlēf
- Saterland Frisian: luffe
- North Frisian: liaf
Old Saxon: *hlēf; *hlēfa
- (Middle Low German: klepe?)
Old High German: hleib, leib, leip; hlaiba, laiba
- Middle High German: leip
  - Bavarian: Loab
  - Central Franconian: Laif (only Siegerland)
  - German: Laib
  - Rhine Franconian: Lääb, Laab