Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lahwaz

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 Pre-Germanic *logʷʰ-es-, perhaps ultimately from the root of *lagjaz (“leg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.xʷɑz/

Noun

*lahwaz n

1. thigh

Alternative reconstructions

• *lawaz

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *lahwaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lahwaz	*lahwizō
vocative	*lahwaz	*lahwizō
accusative	*lahwaz	*lahwizō
genitive	*lahwiziz	*lahwizǫ̂
dative	*lahwizi	*lahwizumaz
instrumental	*lahwizē	*lahwizumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lahw
  • Old English: lēow, læuw, lēw
• Old West Norse: lær, *lāʀ — Old East Norse
  • Old West Norse:
    • Icelandic: lær, læri
    • Faroese: lær
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: lær
  • Old East Norse:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: lår
    • Elfdalian: lår
    • Old Swedish: lār
      • Swedish: lår
    • Old Danish: lar
      • Danish: lår
        • Norwegian Bokmål: lår
    • Gutnish: lar
• Old East Norse: *lāʀ