Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lōgą

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 *legʰ- (“to be situated, lie”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɔː.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*lōgą n

a place, position, camp

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lōgą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lōgą	*lōgō
vocative	*lōgą	*lōgō
accusative	*lōgą	*lōgō
genitive	lōgas, lōgis	*lōgǫ̂
dative	*lōgai	*lōgamaz
instrumental	*lōgō	*lōgamiz

Related terms

*legrą
*ligjaną

Descendants

Old English: lōh, lōg
- Middle English: loȝ, loogh, lough
Old Frisian: lōch
- Saterland Frisian: Louch, Loge, Loage
- Middle Low German: lôg
  - German Low German: Loog
Old High German: luog
- Middle High German: luoc
  - German: Lug
Old Norse: lóg