Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lauwu

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 *lawwō.

Noun

*lauwu f

groove

Inflection

wō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lauwu
Genitive	*lauwwā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lauwu	*lauwwō
Accusative	*lauwwā	*lauwwā
Genitive	*lauwwā	*lauwwō
Dative	*lauwwē	*lauwwōm
Instrumental	*lauwu	*lauwwōm

Descendants

Old English: *lǣw
- ⇒ Old English: limlǣw
⇒ Old High German: līhlaoa, līhla
⇒? Old High German: hilouwa