Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lag

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *lagą.

Noun

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*lag n

  1. situation
  2. law
  3. a settled amount (cost, price, payment, etc.)

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *lag
Genitive *lagas
Singular Plural
Nominative *lag *lagu
Accusative *lag *lagu
Genitive *lagas *lagō
Dative *lagē *lagum
Instrumental *lagu *lagum

Descendants

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  • Old English: *læġ
  • Old Frisian: laga
  • Old Saxon: *lag
  • Old Dutch: lag