Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lūþaru

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

Etymology

Reflecting Proto-Germanic *lūþarō, related to *luþô (“woolen fabric”) (whence *luþō), but the morphology is uncertain. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*lūþaru f

1. cloth, diaper, nappy

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lūþaru
Genitive	*lūþarā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lūþaru	*lūþarō
Accusative	*lūþarā	*lūþarā
Genitive	*lūþarā	*lūþarō
Dative	*lūþarē	*lūþarōm, *lūþarum
Instrumental	*lūþaru	*lūþarōm, *lūþarum

Related terms

• *lodaru
• *loþō, *luþō

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *lūthere
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: lūthereslān (“repayment given from a son to his mother”)
• Old Saxon: lūthara
• Old Dutch: *lūthara
  • Middle Dutch: ludere
    • Dutch: luier, (dialectal) luur (“diaper, nappy”) (d-syncope)
      • Afrikaans: luier
      • Negerhollands: luur
      • → Danish: løjert
      • → Malayic:
        • Ambonese Malay: loyor
        • Betawi: lowèr
        • Buginese: lôweré
        • Kupang Malay: loyor
        • Manado Malay: loyor
        • Sundanese: loĕr
      • → Norwegian: løyert
• Old High German: lūdara
  • Middle High German: lūdere
    • German: -lauder (obsolete)