Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/luhsaz

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 *lewk- (“to be bright, be light, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlux.sɑz/

Noun

*luhsaz m

1. lynx

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *luhsaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*luhsaz	*luhsōz, *luhsōs
vocative	*luhs	*luhsōz, *luhsōs
accusative	*luhsą	*luhsanz
genitive	*luhsas, *luhsis	*luhsǫ̂
dative	*luhsai	*luhsamaz
instrumental	*luhsō	*luhsamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *luhs
  • Old English: lox
    • Middle English: lusk (found in luskwerk)
      • Scots: los (possibly through Middle Dutch or Middle Low German)
      • English: los, loz
  • Old Frisian: *luks, *loks
    • Saterland Frisian: Luks
  • Old Saxon: lohs, los
    • Middle Low German: *luhs, lūs, los
  • Old Dutch: *lohs, *los
    • Middle Dutch: los
      • Dutch: los
        • → English: losse (dated)
  • Old High German: luhs
    • Middle High German: luhs
      • German: Luchs
        • → Low German: Luks
        • → Luxembourgish: Luchs
        • ⇒ German: abluchsen (partly)
      • Luxembourgish: Luuss (dated)
• Old Norse: *lóa (from *luhǭ, possibly by analogy with *fuhǭ)
  • Danish: los
  • Old Swedish: lō
    • Swedish: lo