Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laub

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 *laubą.

Noun

*laub n

leaf
foliage

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laub
Genitive	*laubas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laub	*laubu
Accusative	*laub	*laubu
Genitive	*laubas	*laubō
Dative	*laubē	*laubum
Instrumental	*laubu	*laubum

Derived terms

*laubēn

Descendants

Old English: lēaf
- Middle English: leef, lefe, leve, lewe
  - English: leaf
    - Tok Pisin: lip
  - Scots: leaf, lefe, leif
  - Yola: laafe
Old Frisian: lāf
- North Frisian: lof, luf
- Saterland Frisian: Loof, Loouw, Looch
- West Frisian: leaf
Old Saxon: lōf
- Middle Low German: lôf
  - German Low German: Loov
  - Westphalian:
    Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Läuf
    
    Westmünsterländisch: Loof
  - Plautdietsch: Loof
Old Dutch: lōf
- Middle Dutch: lôof
  - Dutch: loof
    - Afrikaans: lof
  - Limburgish: louf
Old High German: loup, loub
- Middle High German: loup
  - Alemannic German: Làuib (Alsatian)
  - Bavarian:
    Cimbrian: loap
    Mòcheno: lap
  - Hunsrik: Laab
  - German: Laub
  - Luxembourgish: Laf
  - Rhine Franconian: Laab
    Frankfurterisch: Laab
  - Vilamovian: łojp