Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lusą

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 Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-, from *lewH- (“to cut; sever; separate; loosen; lose”).

Noun

*lusą n

1. loss

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lusą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lusą	*lusō
vocative	*lusą	*lusō
accusative	*lusą	*lusō
genitive	*lusas, *lusis	*lusǫ̂
dative	*lusai	*lusamaz
instrumental	*lusō	*lusamiz

Related terms

• *lausaz
• *leusaną
• *lusnaną
• *lusnōną
• *lusōną
• *lustiz (“ruin”)
• *luzaz
• *luziz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *los
  • Old English: los
    • Middle English: los, lose, losse
      • English: loss
      • Scots: los, lose, lois
      • Yola: lass
    • ⇒ Old English: losian
      • Middle English: losien, losen
        • English: lose
        • Scots: los, lois, lose
• Old Norse: los
  • Icelandic: los
• ⇒ Old Norse: losna (< Proto-Germanic *lusnōną)
  • Icelandic: losna
  • Faroese: losna
  • Norwegian: losna, løsne
  • Danish: løsne
  • Swedish: lossna