Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lag

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lagą.

Noun

*lag n

situation
law

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lag
Genitive	*lagas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lag	*lagu
Accusative	*lag	*lagu
Genitive	*lagas	*lagō
Dative	*lagē	*lagum
Instrumental	*lagu	*lagum

Descendants

Old English: læġ, leġ, leġe
- English: lay
Old Frisian: loch
- North Frisian: loge
- West Frisian: loch
Old Saxon: lagi, *lag, *lagi, *leg
- Middle Low German: loge, lage, lege
Old Dutch: *log
- Middle Dutch: log
  - Dutch: log
Old High German: lac, *lag, *laga, luogi (?)
- Middle High German: liugi (?)