Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lusōną

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 *lusaz (“loose, free”) +‎ *-ōną, or from *lusą (“loss”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lusōną

1. to loosen, to free
2. to lose

Inflection

Conjugation of *lusōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*lusō	*lusǭ	—	*lusōi	?
2nd singular	*lusōsi	*lusōs	*lusō	*lusōsai	*lusōsau
3rd singular	*lusōþi	*lusō	*lusōþau	*lusōþai	*lusōþau
1st dual	*lusōs	*lusōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*lusōþiz	*lusōþiz	*lusōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*lusōmaz	*lusōm	—	*lusōnþai	*lusōnþau
2nd plural	*lusōþ	*lusōþ	*lusōþ	*lusōnþai	*lusōnþau
3rd plural	*lusōnþi	*lusōn	*lusōnþau	*lusōnþai	*lusōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*lusōdǭ	*lusōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*lusōdēz	*lusōdēdīz
3rd singular	*lusōdē	*lusōdēdī
1st dual	*lusōdēdū	*lusōdēdīw
2nd dual	*lusōdēdudiz	*lusōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*lusōdēdum	*lusōdēdīm
2nd plural	*lusōdēdud	*lusōdēdīd
3rd plural	*lusōdēdun	*lusōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*lusōndz	*lusōdaz

Related terms

• *lausaz
• *lausijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *losōn
  • Old Saxon: *losōn
    • Middle Low German: lossen, lössen (backformed to the adjective)
      • → German: löschen
  • Old Dutch: *loson
    • Middle Dutch: lossen (backformed to the adjective)
      • Dutch: lossen
  • Old High German: losōn
    • Middle High German: losen
• Old Norse: losa
  • Icelandic: losa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lòse, lòsa