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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laugiþu
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *laugi (“flame”) + *-iþu.
Noun
*laugiþu f
- lightning
Declension
ō-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *laugiþu | |
Genitive | *laugiþā | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *laugiþu | *laugiþō |
Accusative | *laugiþā | *laugiþā |
Genitive | *laugiþā | *laugiþō |
Dative | *laugiþē | *laugiþōm |
Instrumental | *laugiþu | *laugiþōm |
Descendants
- Old English: līġetu f, līġet n, līeġet, lēġet
- Middle English: leyt, lait, layt, leit, leite, leyte, laite, layte
- English: lait (obsolete)
- Middle English: leyt, lait, layt, leit, leite, leyte, laite, layte