Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēgiþō

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 *lēgaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛː.ɣi.θɔː/

Noun

*lēgiþō f

  1. an area where the ground is lower

Inflection

Declension of *lēgiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lēgiþō *lēgiþôz
vocative *lēgiþō *lēgiþôz
accusative *lēgiþǭ *lēgiþōz
genitive *lēgiþōz *lēgiþǫ̂
dative *lēgiþōi *lēgiþōmaz
instrumental *lēgiþō *lēgiþōmiz

Descendants

The Scandinavian forms have been influenced by the Middle Low German word (and/or later Low German); some of them are perhaps borrowed.

  • Old Saxon:
  • Old Dutch:
  • Old Norse: lægð
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