Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laggju

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 *lagjō, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie, recline”).

Noun

*laggju f

  1. layer
  2. beam, bar

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *laggju
Genitive *laggjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *laggju *laggjō
Accusative *laggjā *laggjā
Genitive *laggjā *laggjō
Dative *laggjē *laggjōm, *laggjum
Instrumental *laggju *laggjōm, *laggjum

Descendants

  • Old English: leċġ
    • Middle English: legge
  • Old Frisian: *legge
    • >? Saterland Frisian: Läch
    • >? West Frisian: lêch
  • Old Saxon: *leggia
    • Middle Low German: legge
      • German Low German: Legg
  • Old Dutch: *legga
  • Old High German: *legga, *lekka
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