Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lausijan

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 *lausijaną. Equivalent to *laus +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*lausijan

to release, to set free

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*lausijan
1st sg. past	*lausidā
Infinitive	*lausijan
Genitive infin.	*lausijannjas
Dative infin.	*lausijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*lausijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*lausiju	*lausidā
2nd singular	*lausisi	lausidēs, lausidōs
3rd singular	*lausiþi	lausidē, lausidā
1st plural	*lausijum	*lausidum
2nd plural	*lausiþ	*lausidud
3rd plural	*lausijanþ	*lausidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*lausijē	*lausidī
2nd singular	*lausijēs	*lausidī
3rd singular	*lausijē	*lausidī
1st plural	*lausijēm	*lausidīm
2nd plural	*lausijēþ	*lausidīd
3rd plural	*lausijēn	*lausidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*lausi
Plural	*lausiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*lausijandī	*lausid

Descendants

Old English: līesan
- Middle English: lesen
  - Scots: leese, lease
  - English: leese, lease
Old Frisian: lēsa
Old Saxon: lōsian
Old Dutch: lōsen
- Middle Dutch: lôsen
  - Dutch: lozen
Old High German: lōsen
- Middle High German: losen
  - German: lösen
  - Luxembourgish: léisen