*lahwaz

Runic: ᛚᚨᚺᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑ.xʷɑz/

noun · neuter · z-stem

Meanings

thigh

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *logʷʰ-es-, perhaps ultimately from the root of *lagjaz (‘leg’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.lahwazlahwizō
Acc.lahwazlahwizō
Gen.lahwizizlahwizǫ̂
Dat.lahwizilahwizumaz
Inst.lahwizēlahwizumiz
Voc.lahwazlahwizō

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Descendants

  • *lahw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lēow, læuw, lēw (Old English)
  • lær (Old West Norse)
    • ? (Old East Norse)
      • lår (Elfdalian)
      • lar (Gutnish)
  • lær (Old West Norse)
    • ? (Old East Norse)
      • lar (Old Danish)
        • lår (Danish)
          • lår (Norwegian Bokmål)
            • lår (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • lær (Old West Norse)
    • ? (Old East Norse)
      • lār (Old Swedish)
        • lår (Swedish)
  • lær (Old West Norse)
    • ? (Old West Norse)
      • lær (Faroese)
      • lær, læri (Icelandic)
      • lær (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *lāʀ (Old West Norse)
    • ? (Old East Norse)
      • lår (Elfdalian)
      • lar (Gutnish)
  • *lāʀ (Old West Norse)
    • ? (Old East Norse)
      • lar (Old Danish)
        • lår (Danish)
          • lår (Norwegian Bokmål)
            • lår (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *lāʀ (Old West Norse)
    • ? (Old East Norse)
      • lār (Old Swedish)
        • lår (Swedish)
  • *lāʀ (Old West Norse)
    • ? (Old West Norse)
      • lær (Faroese)
      • lær, læri (Icelandic)
      • lær (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *lāʀ (Old East Norse)

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