Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/losōn

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *lusōną, equivalent to *los (“loose, free”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*losōn

to loosen, to free
to lose

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*losōn
1st sg. past	*losōdā
Infinitive	*losōn
Genitive infin.	*losōnijas
Dative infin.	*losōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*losōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*losō	*losōdā
2nd singular	*losōs	losōdēs, losōdōs
3rd singular	*losōþ	losōdē, losōdā
1st plural	*losōm	*losōdum
2nd plural	*losōþ	*losōdud
3rd plural	*losōnþ	*losōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*losō	*losōdī
2nd singular	*losōs	*losōdī
3rd singular	*losō	*losōdī
1st plural	*losōm	*losōdīm
2nd plural	*losōþ	*losōdīd
3rd plural	*losōn	*losōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*losō
Plural	*losōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*losōndī	*losōd

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Old Saxon: *losōn
- Middle Low German: lossen, lössen (backformed to the adjective)
  - → German: löschen
Old Dutch: *loson
- Middle Dutch: lossen (backformed to the adjective)
  - Dutch: lossen
Old High German: losōn
- Middle High German: losen