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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
From Proto-Germanic *lagą.
Noun
*lag n
- situation
- law
- a settled amount (cost, price, payment, etc.)
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*lag
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| Genitive
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*lagas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*lag
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*lagu
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| Accusative
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*lag
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*lagu
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| Genitive
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*lagas
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*lagō
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| Dative
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*lagē
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*lagum
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| Instrumental
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*lagu
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*lagum
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Descendants
- Old English: *læġ
- Middle English: lai, lay, lagh
- ⇒ Old English: ġelæġ
- ⇒ Old English: oferlæġ
- ⇒ Old Frisian: laga
- Old Saxon: *lag
- Old Dutch: lag