Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/luhs

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 *luhsaz.

Noun

*luhs m

  1. lynx

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *luhs
Genitive *lohsas
Singular Plural
Nominative *luhs *lohsō, *lohsōs
Accusative *luhs *lohsā
Genitive *lohsas *lohsō
Dative *luhsē *luhsum
Instrumental *luhsu *luhsum

Descendants

  • Old English: lox
    • Middle English: lusk (found in luskwerk)
      • Scots: los (possibly through Middle Dutch or Middle Low German)
      • English: los, loz
  • Old Frisian: *luks, *loks
    • Saterland Frisian: Luks
  • Old Saxon: lohs, los
    • Middle Low German: *luhs, lūs, los
      • → Danish: los
  • Old Dutch: *lohs, *los
    • Middle Dutch: los
  • Old High German: luhs
  • Lombardic: luchs
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