Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lagą

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 *legʰ- (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*lagą n

1. situation
2. law

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lagą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lagą	*lagō
vocative	*lagą	*lagō
accusative	*lagą	*lagō
genitive	*lagas, *lagis	*lagǫ̂
dative	*lagai	*lagamaz
instrumental	*lagō	*lagamiz

Descendants

• Old English: læġ, leġ, leġe
• Old Frisian: loch
  • North Frisian: loge
  • West Frisian: loch
• Old Saxon: lagi, *lag, *lagi, *leg
  • Middle Low German: loge, lage, lege
• Old Dutch: *log
  • Middle Dutch: log
    • Dutch: log
• Old High German: lac, *lag, *laga, luogi (?)
  • Middle High German: liugi (?)
• Old Norse: lag, lǫg
  • Icelandic: lag, lög
  • Faroese: løg-
  • Norwegian: lag
  • Old Swedish: lagh
    • Swedish: lag
    • → Finnish: laki
  • Old Danish: lagh, logh
    • Danish: lag, lav, lov
      • → Faroese: lóg
      • → Norwegian: lov
  • → Old English: lagu
    • Middle English: lawe, laȝe
      • English: law