Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lehtr

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 *liggjan (“to lie, rest”) +‎ *-þr. Diachronically cognate with Ancient Greek λέκτρον (léktron, “couch, bed”).

Noun

*lehtr n

1. womb
2. afterbirth

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lehtr
Genitive	*lehtras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lehtr	*lehtru
Accusative	*lehtr	*lehtru
Genitive	*lehtras	*lehtrō
Dative	*lehtrē	*lehtrum
Instrumental	*lehtru	*lehtrum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: lehtar
• Old High German: lehtar
  • ⇒ Old High German: gilehtar
    • Middle High German: gelihter, gelichter
      • German: Gelichter