Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lamsaz

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain. Kroonen rejects comparisons to Latin lamina (“thin sheet of metal”) on semantic grounds.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑm.sɑz/

Noun

*lamsaz m

lock

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *lamsaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lamsaz	lamsōz, lamsōs
vocative	*lams	lamsōz, lamsōs
accusative	*lamsą	*lamsanz
genitive	lamsas, lamsis	*lamsǫ̂
dative	*lamsai	*lamsamaz
instrumental	*lamsō	*lamsamiz

Related terms

*lamō- (“hinge”)

Descendants

Old Norse: láss m
- Icelandic: lás m
- Faroese: lás n
- Norwegian Nynorsk: lås m or n
- Old Swedish: las m or n
  - Swedish: lås n
- Elfdalian: lǫs n
- Danish: lås c
  - Norwegian Bokmål: lås m or n (neuter through dialectal Norwegian)

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “lamsa”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 326

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “lamsa”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 326

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