Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lāþ

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lēþą.

Noun

*lāþ n

(Anglo-Frisian Germanic) possession, ownership

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lāþ
Genitive	*lāþas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lāþ	*lāþu
Accusative	*lāþ	*lāþu
Genitive	*lāþas	*lāþō
Dative	*lāþē	*lāþum
Instrumental	*lāþu	*lāþum

Descendants

Old English: lǣþ
- Middle English: leð, ledh, *lath, leth
  - English: lathe

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