Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lagjaz
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This Proto-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-Germanic
Etymology
Of unclear origin:
- Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *lihwizô, *ligwizô (“thigh; groin”), from Proto-Indo-European *lekʷs-, *lewks- (“groin”).[1]
- Possibly from a root meaning "to bend," shared with Latin lacertus (“the arm”). [2]
- Possibly related to *lagjaną (“to place, lay”).
Noun
*lagjaz m
Inflection
| masculine ja-stemDeclension of *lagjaz (masculine ja-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lagjaz | *lagjōz, *lagjōs | |
| vocative | *lagi | *lagjōz, *lagjōs | |
| accusative | *lagją | *lagjanz | |
| genitive | *lagjas, *lagis | *lagjǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lagjai | *lagjamaz | |
| instrumental | *lagjō | *lagjamiz | |
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “lagja”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 321-22
- ^ Buck, Carl Darling, A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages, University of Chicago, 1949, reprinted 1988.