Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laku
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *lakō.
Noun[edit]
*laku f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *laku | |
| Genitive | *lakā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *laku | *lakō |
| Accusative | *lakā | *lakā |
| Genitive | *lakā | *lakō |
| Dative | *lakē | *lakōm, *lakum |
| Instrumental | *laku | *lakōm, *lakum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: lacu
- Old Frisian: *lake
- Old Saxon: laca (in placenames)
- Old Dutch: *laka
- Old High German: lacha, *lahha
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196: “PWGmc *laku”