Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lagą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*lagą n

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lagą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lagą	*lagō
vocative	*lagą	*lagō
accusative	*lagą	*lagō
genitive	lagas, lagis	*lagǫ̂
dative	*lagai	*lagamaz
instrumental	*lagō	*lagamiz

Descendants

Old English: læġ, leġ, leġe
- English: lay
Old Frisian: loch
- North Frisian: loge
- West Frisian: loch
Old Saxon: lagi, *lag, *lagi, *leg
- Middle Low German: loge, lage, lege
Old Dutch: *log
- Middle Dutch: log
  - Dutch: log
Old High German: lac, *lag, *laga, luogi (?)
- Middle High German: liugi (?)
Old Norse: lag, lǫg
- Icelandic: lag, lög
- Faroese: løg-
- Norwegian: lag
- Old Swedish: lagh
  - Swedish: lag
  - → Finnish: laki
- Old Danish: lagh, logh
  - Danish: lag, lav, lov
    - → Faroese: lóg
    - → Norwegian: lov
- Westrobothnian: lag
- → Old English: lagu
  - Middle English: lawe, laȝe
    - English: law

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