Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lawwō

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 *lowH-éh₂, from *lewH- (“to cut”) +‎ *-éh₂. Direct cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *lā́ˀwāˀ (“bench, bed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑw.wɔː/

Noun

*lawwō f

1. groove

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lawwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lawwō	*lawwôz
vocative	*lawwō	*lawwôz
accusative	*lawwǭ	*lawwōz
genitive	*lawwōz	*lawwǫ̂
dative	*lawwōi	*lawwōmaz
instrumental	*lawwō	*lawwōmiz

Related terms

• *lewô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lauwu
  • Old English: *lǣw
    • ⇒ Old English: limlǣw (“limb injury”) (+ lim (“limb”))
  • Old High German: *lauwa
    • ⇒ Old High German: līhlaoa, līhla (“scar”) (+ līh (“body”), ō-stem)
    • ⇒ Old High German: lihloi, lihlauui, līhloi, lilewe, lilewi (“scar”) (+ līh (“body”), īn-stem)
    • ⇒? Old High German: hilouwa, hilouga (“scar”) (+ gi-)
• Old Norse: lǫgg
  • Danish: lugge
  • Faroese: løgg
  • Icelandic: lögg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: logg m, lagg m
  • Swedish: lagg