Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laud

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

Of unknown origin. Possibly borrowed from Gaulish *loudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”). Possibly related to *blīwī (“lead”), via a different borrowing route.

Noun

*laud n

1. lead (metal)

   Synonym: *blīwī

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laud, *lauda
Genitive	*laudas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laud, *lauda	*laudu
Accusative	*laud, *lauda	*laudu
Genitive	*laudas	*laudō
Dative	*laudē	*laudum
Instrumental	*laudu	*laudum

Derived terms

• *laudijan

Descendants

• Old English: lēad
  • Middle English: led, lede, leed, leod, leyd, leyt, læd (Early Middle English), lead (Kentish or Late Middle English)
    • English: lead
    • Scots: leid, lede
    • Yola: leed
• Old Frisian: lād
  • North Frisian: lud, luad
  • Saterland Frisian: Lood
  • West Frisian: lead
• Old Saxon: lōd
  • Middle Low German: lôt
    • Low German: Lod
    • German Low German: Lood, Loot
    • → Danish: lod
    • → Norwegian: lodd
• Old Dutch: *lōt
  • Middle Dutch: lôot
    • Dutch: lood
      • Afrikaans: lood
      • Negerhollands: loodt
      • → Saramaccan: lotò
      • → Sranan Tongo: loto
        • → Caribbean Hindustani: loto
        • → Caribbean Javanese: loto
      • → Indonesian: lot
• Old High German: *lōt
  • Middle High German: lōt
    • German: Lot
      • → Polish: lut
    • → Polish: łut