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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin leō (“lion”). Parallel borrowing with Old Norse león (“lion”), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa, “lion”).
Noun
*lēwō m
- lion
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*lēwō
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| Genitive
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*lēwini, *lēwan
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*lēwō
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*lēwan
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| Accusative
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*lēwan
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*lēwan
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| Genitive
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*lēwini, *lēwan
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*lēwanō
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| Dative
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*lēwini, *lēwan
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*lēum
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| Instrumental
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*lēwini, *lēwan
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*lēum
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Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
- Old English: lēo
- Old Frisian: *lēwa, *lēu, *lāwa, *lāu
- Old Saxon: *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo
- Middle Low German: löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe
- German Low German:
- Low Prussian: Lau
- Plautdietsch: Leiw
- Westphalian:
- Sauerländisch: Loiwe, Loibe (Brilon), Löwe (Niedersfeld, Bestwig, Felbecke, Wenden), Löüwe (Attendorn, Drolshagen, Olpe)
- East Westphalian: Löwen (Lippe), Lȫwe (Ravensberg)
- → Danish: løve
- → Estonian: lõvi
- → Faroese: leyva, løva
- → Latgalian: ļovs
- → Latvian: lauva
- → Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: løve
- Old Dutch: lēwo
- Middle Dutch: lêwe
- Dutch: leeuw
- Limburgish: lieëf, liew
- West Flemish: lêeuw
- Old High German: lewo, lēo
- Middle High German: lewe, lebe, löuwe
- Alemannic German: Leew, Löi
- Bavarian:
- Central Franconian:
- Hunsrik: Leeb
- Luxembourgish: Léiw
- East Central German:
- Upper Saxon German:
- Vilamovian: ływ
- East Franconian:
- German: Löwe
- Rhine Franconian: Leeb
- Frankfurterisch: [leːp]
- Pennsylvania German: Leeb
- Yiddish: לייב (leyb)
- Kölsch: Löv [ɫœf]