Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laugiz

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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

Probably from Pre-Germanic *lowkís, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (to shine). Compare Old Norse logi, from the zero-grade masculine n-stem noun *lugô. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *lučь.

Pronunciation

Noun

*laugiz m

  1. flame, blaze
    Synonym: *lugô

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *laugiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laugiz *laugīz
vocative *laugi *laugīz
accusative *laugį *lauginz
genitive *laugīz *laugijǫ̂
dative *laugī *laugimaz
instrumental *laugī *laugimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *laugi
    • Old English: līg, līeg, lēg
    • Old Frisian: lōga (< *laugô)
    • Old Dutch:
    • Old High German: loug
  • Old Norse: leygr