Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/luþô

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 *(s)lūt-, *lūd- (“weak, languid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.θɔːː/

Noun

*luþô m

1. woollen fabric, garment

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *luþô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*luþô	*luþaniz
vocative	*luþô	*luþaniz
accusative	*luþanų	*luþanunz
genitive	*luþiniz	*luþanǫ̂
dative	*luþini	*luþammaz
instrumental	*luþinē	*luþammiz

Derived terms

• *lūþarō
• *ludarō

Descendants

• Old English: loþa
• Old Frisian: lotha
• Old Saxon: lotho
  • Middle Low German: lode
• Old High German: lodo, ludo
  • Middle High German: lode
    • German: Lode, Loden
      • → English: loden
      • → Dutch: loden
• Old Norse: loði; (loðinn (adj)
  • Icelandic: loði; (loðinn)
  • (Faroese: loðin)