Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lugô

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.ɣɔːː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to lie, tell a lie”).

Noun

*lugô m

  1. liar
  2. traitor
  3. one who breaks (an agreement, a covenant, an engagement, etc.)
Inflection
Declension of *lugô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lugô *luganiz
vocative *lugô *luganiz
accusative *luganų *luganunz
genitive *luginiz *luganǫ̂
dative *lugini *lugammaz
instrumental *luginē *lugammiz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *logō;
  • Old Norse: *logi; þinglogi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, to shine, to see”).

Noun

*lugô m

  1. (North Germanic) flame, blaze
Inflection
Declension of *lugô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lugô *luganiz
vocative *lugô *luganiz
accusative *luganų *luganunz
genitive *luginiz *luganǫ̂
dative *lugini *lugammaz
instrumental *luginē *lugammiz
Descendants
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