Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lunganjō

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

Alternative forms

• *lungumnijō, *lungunjō

Etymology

From *lungô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluŋ.ɡɑn.jɔː/

Noun

*lunganjō f

1. (anatomy) lung

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lunganjō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lunganjō	*lunganjôz
vocative	*lunganjō	*lunganjôz
accusative	*lunganjǭ	*lunganjōz
genitive	*lunganjōz	*lunganjǫ̂
dative	*lunganjōi	*lunganjōmaz
instrumental	*lunganjō	*lunganjōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: lungen f
  • Middle English: lunge, longe
    • Scots: lung, long, loung
    • English: lung
• Old Frisian: lungene, lungen f
  • Saterland Frisian: Lunge
  • West Frisian: longe, long
• Old Saxon: lungannia
  • Middle Low German: lungene
• Old Dutch: *lunganna
  • Middle Dutch: lungene, longene
• Old High German: lunganna, lungunna, lunginna, lungina, lungun