Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lugiz

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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

A deverbal noun derived from *leuganą (to lie).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*lugiz m

  1. lie, falsehood

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *lugiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lugiz *lugīz
vocative *lugi *lugīz
accusative *lugį *luginz
genitive *lugīz *lugjǫ̂
dative *lugī *lugimaz
instrumental *lugī *lugimiz

Derived terms

  • *luginō
    • Proto-West Germanic: *luginu (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*lugi-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 342