Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lakō

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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

From *lekaną (“to leak, drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (“to leak”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*lakō f

  1. leak; drain; ditch
  2. seep; water aggregation, puddle, pool; lake

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lakō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lakō *lakôz
vocative *lakō *lakôz
accusative *lakǭ *lakōz
genitive *lakōz *lakǫ̂
dative *lakōi *lakōmaz
instrumental *lakō *lakōmiz

Derived terms

  • Proto-West Germanic: *laku
    • Old English: lacu
    • Old Frisian: *lake
      • >? Saterland Frisian: Loge (“brine”) (perhaps merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *lagu)
    • Old Saxon: laca (in placenames)
    • Old Dutch: *laka
    • Old High German: lacha, *lahha
  • → Old Church Slavonic: локꙑ (loky)
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