Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēgiz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *ligjaną (to lie, rest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛː.ɣiz/

Adjective

*lēgiz

  1. lying, able to lie down

Inflection

Declension of *lēgiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lēgiz *lēgī *lēgį, *-jatō *lēgijai *lēgijôz *lēgijō
accusative *lēgijanǭ *lēgijǭ *lēgį, *-jatō *lēgijanz *lēgijōz *lēgijō
genitive *lēgijas, *lēgīs *lēgijaizōz *lēgijas, *lēgīs *lēgijaizǫ̂ *lēgijaizǫ̂ *lēgijaizǫ̂
dative *lēgijammai *lēgijaizōi *lēgijammai *lēgijaimaz *lēgijaimaz *lēgijaimaz
instrumental *lēgijanō *lēgijaizō *lēgijanō *lēgijaimiz *lēgijaimiz *lēgijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lēgijô *lēgijǭ *lēgijô *lēgijaniz *lēgijōniz *lēgijōnō
accusative *lēgijanų *lēgijōnų *lēgijô *lēgijanunz *lēgijōnunz *lēgijōnō
genitive *lēgīniz *lēgijōniz *lēgīniz *lēgijanǫ̂ *lēgijōnǫ̂ *lēgijanǫ̂
dative *lēgīni *lēgijōni *lēgīni *lēgijammaz *lēgijōmaz *lēgijammaz
instrumental *lēgīnē *lēgijōnē *lēgīnē *lēgijammiz *lēgijōmiz *lēgijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lāgi
    • Old High German: *lāgi
      • Old High German: abalāgi
        • Middle High German: abelāge, abelæge, ablāge, ablage, ablæge, ablege
          • German: abläg (dialectal)
      • Old High German: analāgi
  • Old Norse: lægr (in compounds)