Reconstruction:Old Dutch/lao

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlāu, from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz.

Adjective

*lāo

  1. lukewarm

Declension

Declension of *lāo (wa-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *lāo *lāo *lāo *lāwa, *lāwe
accusative *lāwan, *lāwen *lāwa *lāo *lāwa, *lāwe
genitive *lāwes *lāwero *lāwes *lāwero
dative *lāwin, *lāwemo *lāwero *lāwin, *lāwemo *lāwon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *lāwo *lāwa *lāwa *lāwon
accusative *lāwon *lāwon *lāwa *lāwon
genitive *lāwin *lāwon *lāwin *lāwono
dative *lāwin *lāwon *lāwin *lāwon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: lâeu, lau

Further reading

  • “lāo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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