Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lagōną

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 *legʰ- (“to lie”). Possibly derived from *lagą (“law, situation, shape”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lagōną

1. to establish, to fasten
2. to fix, to mend

Inflection

Conjugation of *lagōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*lagō	*lagǭ	—	*lagōi	?
2nd singular	*lagōsi	*lagōs	*lagō	*lagōsai	*lagōsau
3rd singular	*lagōþi	*lagō	*lagōþau	*lagōþai	*lagōþau
1st dual	*lagōs	*lagōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*lagōþiz	*lagōþiz	*lagōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*lagōmaz	*lagōm	—	*lagōnþai	*lagōnþau
2nd plural	*lagōþ	*lagōþ	*lagōþ	*lagōnþai	*lagōnþau
3rd plural	*lagōnþi	*lagōn	*lagōnþau	*lagōnþai	*lagōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*lagōdǭ	*lagōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*lagōdēz	*lagōdēdīz
3rd singular	*lagōdē	*lagōdēdī
1st dual	*lagōdēdū	*lagōdēdīw
2nd dual	*lagōdēdudiz	*lagōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*lagōdēdum	*lagōdēdīm
2nd plural	*lagōdēdud	*lagōdēdīd
3rd plural	*lagōdēdun	*lagōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*lagōndz	*lagōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lagōn
  • Old English: lagian
  • Old Frisian: lagia
• Old Norse: laga
  • Danish: lave
  • Faroese: laga
  • Icelandic: laga
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: laga, lage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lage
  • Swedish: laga