Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laiþ
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This Proto-West 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-West GermanicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.
AdjectiveEdit
*laiþ[1]
InflectionEdit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *laiþ | ||
| Genitive | *laiþas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *laiþ | *laiþu | *laiþ |
| Accusative | *laiþanā | *laiþā | *laiþ |
| Genitive | *laiþas | *laiþeʀā | *laiþas |
| Dative | *laiþumē | *laiþeʀē | *laiþumē |
| Instrumental | *laiþu | *laiþeʀu | *laiþu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *laiþē | *laiþō | *laiþu |
| Accusative | *laiþā | *laiþā | *laiþu |
| Genitive | *laiþeʀō | *laiþeʀō | *laiþeʀō |
| Dative | *laiþēm, *laiþum | *laiþēm, *laiþum | *laiþēm, *laiþum |
| Instrumental | *laiþēm, *laiþum | *laiþēm, *laiþum | *laiþēm, *laiþum |
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Old English: lāþ
- Old Frisian: lēth
- Old Saxon: lēth
- Old Dutch: lēth
- Old High German: leid
- → Vulgar Latin: *laidus (see there for further descendants)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129: “PWGmc *laiþ”