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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/losōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lusōną, equivalent to *los (“loose, free”) + *-ōn
Verb
*losōn
- to loosen, to free
- to lose
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *losōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *losōdā | |
| Infinitive | *losōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *losōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *losōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *losōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *losō | *losōdā |
| 2nd singular | *losōs | *losōdēs, *losōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *losōþ | *losōdē, *losōdā |
| 1st plural | *losōm | *losōdum |
| 2nd plural | *losōþ | *losōdud |
| 3rd plural | *losōnþ | *losōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *losō | *losōdī |
| 2nd singular | *losōs | *losōdī |
| 3rd singular | *losō | *losōdī |
| 1st plural | *losōm | *losōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *losōþ | *losōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *losōn | *losōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *losō | |
| Plural | *losōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *losōndī | *losōd |
Related terms
- *laus
- *lausijan
Descendants
- Old English: losian
- Middle English: losen
- English: lose
- Middle English: losen
- Old Saxon: *losōn
- Middle Low German: lossen, lössen (backformed to the adjective)
- → German: löschen
- Middle Low German: lossen, lössen (backformed to the adjective)
- Old Dutch: *loson
- Middle Dutch: lossen (backformed to the adjective)
- Dutch: lossen
- Middle Dutch: lossen (backformed to the adjective)
- Old High German: losōn
- Middle High German: losen