Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lūþarō

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 *luþô (“woollen fabric”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluː.θɑ.rɔː/

Noun

*lūþarō f

1. cloth, diaper, nappy

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lūþarō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lūþarō	*lūþarôz
vocative	*lūþarō	*lūþarôz
accusative	*lūþarǭ	*lūþarōz
genitive	*lūþarōz	*lūþarǫ̂
dative	*lūþarōi	*lūþarōmaz
instrumental	*lūþarō	*lūþarōmiz

Related terms

• *luþô
• *ludarō

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *lūthere (only in lūthereslān (“repayment given from a son to his mother”))
• Old Saxon: lūthara
• Old Dutch: *lūthara
  • Middle Dutch: ludere
    • Dutch: luier, luur
      • Afrikaans: luier
• Old High German: lūdara
  • Middle High German: lūdere
    • German: -lauder (obsolete)
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰 (luþara)