Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lag

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

From Proto-Germanic *lagą.

Noun

*lag n

1. situation
2. law
3. a settled amount (cost, price, payment, etc.)

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lag
Genitive	*lagas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lag	*lagu
Accusative	*lag	*lagu
Genitive	*lagas	*lagō
Dative	*lagē	*lagum
Instrumental	*lagu	*lagum

Descendants

• Old English: *læġ
  • Middle English: lai, lay, lagh
    • English: lay
    • Scots: lay
  • ⇒ Old English: ġelæġ
  • ⇒ Old English: oferlæġ
• ⇒ Old Frisian: laga
  • North Frisian: lag, log
• Old Saxon: *lag
  • Middle Low German: lag, lach, lōch, lov
• Old Dutch: lag
  • Middle Dutch: lach
    • Dutch: lag