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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Probably from pre-Germanic *lowkís, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine”). Compare Old Norse logi, from the zero-grade masculine n-stem noun *lugô. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *lučь.
Pronunciation
Noun
*laugiz m
- flame, blaze
- Synonym: *lugô
Inflection
Declension of *laugiz (i-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*laugiz
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*laugīz
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| vocative
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*laugi
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*laugīz
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| accusative
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*laugį
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*lauginz
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| genitive
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*laugīz
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*laugijǫ̂
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| dative
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*laugī
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*laugimaz
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| instrumental
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*laugī
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*laugimiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *laugi
- Proto-Norse: *ᛚᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ (*lauȝiʀ)
- Old Norse: leygr, løgr
- Icelandic: leygur
- Old Swedish: *lø̄ger (via some lake names)
- >? Old Gutnish: *lukʀ (compare Proto-Germanic *lugô (“flame”), Latin lux (“light”))
- Gutnish: lukarr
- Swedish: lukarr (dialectal, Southern Gotland)[1]
References