Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laur

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 Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laurus (“laurel tree”).

Noun

*laur m

1. laurel tree

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laur
Genitive	*lauras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laur	*laurō, *laurōs
Accusative	*laur	*laurā
Genitive	*lauras	*laurō
Dative	*laurē	*laurum
Instrumental	*lauru	*laurum

Derived terms

• *laurabaʀi

Descendants

• Old English: laur, lauwer, lawer