Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lāsu

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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 apparent Proto-Germanic *lēswō, speculated from pre-Germanic *leh₁d(s)tweh₂, equivalent to Proto-Germanic *lētaną (to let) +‎ *-þwō. However since this word is restricted to Saxon, a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ (grove) is attractive. Its actual cognate could be Latin lūcus (grove, wood).[1]

Noun

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*lāsu f

  1. letting, allowing
  2. pasture

Inflection

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-stem
Singular
Nominative *lāsu
Genitive *lāswā
Singular Plural
Nominative *lāsu *lāswō
Accusative *lāswā *lāswā
Genitive *lāswā *lāswō
Dative *lāswē *lāswōm, *lāsum
Instrumental *lāsu *lāswōm, *lāsum

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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  • Old English: lǣs (a letting, allowance)
  • Old English: lǣs (pasture, leasow)
  • Old Saxon: lēsa; lās (meadow; pasture; leigh; clearing in the woods)

References

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  1. ^ Orr, Robert A. (2003) “Murk: A Neglected Slavic Loanword in Germanic?”, in Canadian Slavonic Papers[1], volume 45, number 1/2, page 51