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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laugō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.ɣɔː/

Noun

*laugō f [1]

  1. (North Germanic) bath, wash
    Synonym: *baþą
  2. (West Germanic) soap, lye
    Synonyms: *lauþrą, *saipǭ

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *laugō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laugō *laugôz
vocative *laugō *laugôz
accusative *laugǭ *laugōz
genitive *laugōz *laugǫ̂
dative *laugōi *laugōmaz
instrumental *laugō *laugōmiz

Descendants

The descendants mean "bath" in North Germanic, but "lye" in West Germanic.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *laugu
    • Old English: lēaġ
      • Middle English: leihe, leȝe, liȝe
    • Old Frisian: *lāge, *lāch
      • Saterland Frisian: Loge, Looie
      • West Frisian: leach
    • Old Saxon: *lōga
    • Old Dutch: *lōga
    • Old High German: louga
  • Old Norse: laug
  • Proto-Samic: *lāvkō, *lāvkōtēk (“to bathe”)
    • Northern Sami: lávgu
    • Southern Sami: laavkoe

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lauʒō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 238
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