Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/luhs

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 *luhsaz.

Noun

*luhs m

1. lynx

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*luhs
Genitive	*luhsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*luhs	*luhsō, *luhsōs
Accusative	*luhs	*luhsā
Genitive	*luhsas	*luhsō
Dative	*luhsē	*luhsum
Instrumental	*luhsu	*luhsum

Descendants

• Old English: lox
  • Middle English: lusk (found in luskwerk)
    • Scots: los (possibly through Middle Dutch or Middle Low German)
    • English: los, loz
• Old Frisian: *luks, *loks
  • Saterland Frisian: Luks
• Old Saxon: lohs, los
  • Middle Low German: *luhs, lūs, los
• Old Dutch: *lohs, *los
  • Middle Dutch: los
    • Dutch: los
      • → English: losse (dated)
• Old High German: luhs
  • Middle High German: luhs
    • German: Luchs
      • → Low German: Luks
      • → Luxembourgish: Luchs
      • ⇒ German: abluchsen (partly)
    • Luxembourgish: Luuss (dated)