Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lakō

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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

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Etymology

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From *lekaną (to leak, drain), from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (to leak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*lakō f

  1. leak; drain; ditch
  2. seep; water aggregation, puddle, pool; lake

Inflection

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ō-stemDeclension of *lakō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lakō *lakôz
vocative *lakō *lakôz
accusative *lakǭ *lakōz
genitive *lakōz *lakǫ̂
dative *lakōi *lakōmaz
instrumental *lakō *lakōmiz
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Derived terms

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *laku
    • Old English: lacu
    • Old Frisian: *lake
      • >? Saterland Frisian: Loge (brine) (perhaps merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *lagu)
    • Old Saxon: laca (in placenames)
    • Old Dutch: *laka
    • Old High German: lacha, *lahha
  • Old Church Slavonic: локꙑ (loky)