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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lauhaz.
Noun
*lauh m
- clearing
- meadow
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*lauh(a)
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| Genitive
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*lauhas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*lauh(a)
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*lauhōs
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| Accusative
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*lauh(a)
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*lauhā
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| Genitive
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*lauhas
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*lauhō
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| Dative
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*lauhē
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*lauhum
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| Instrumental
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*lauhu
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*lauhum
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Descendants
- Old English: lēah
- Old Frisian: lāch
- Old Saxon: lōh
- Old Dutch: *lōh, *lō
- Middle Dutch: lô
- Dutch: lo, loo (obsolete outside place names)
- Old High German: lōh, lō