Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/luhsaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to be bright, be light, shine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlux.sɑz/

Noun

*luhsaz m

lynx

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *luhsaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*luhsaz	luhsōz, luhsōs
vocative	*luhs	luhsōz, luhsōs
accusative	*luhsą	*luhsanz
genitive	luhsas, luhsis	*luhsǫ̂
dative	*luhsai	*luhsamaz
instrumental	*luhsō	*luhsamiz

Descendants

Old English: lox
- Middle English: lusk (found in luskwerk)
  - Scots: los (possibly through Middle Dutch or Middle Low German)
  - English: losse, los, loz (possibly through Middle Dutch or Middle Low German)
Old Frisian: *luks, *loks
- Saterland Frisian: Luks
Old Saxon: lohs, los
- Middle Low German: *luhs, lūs, los
  - Low German: Luks
Old Dutch: *lohs, *los
- Middle Dutch: los
  - Dutch: los
Old High German: luhs
- Middle High German: luhs
  - German: Luchs
    - ⇒ German: abluchsen
  - Luxembourgish: Luuss
Old Norse: *lóa (from *luhǭ, possibly by analogy with *fuhǭ)
- Danish: los
- Swedish: lō
  - Swedish: lo