Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlaib

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *hlaibaz.

Noun

*hlaib m

bread, loaf

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlaib	hlaibō, hlaibōs
Accusative	*hlaib	*hlaibā
Genitive	*hlaibas	*hlaibō
Dative	*hlaibē	*hlaibum
Instrumental	*hlaibu	*hlaibum

Descendants

Old English: hlāf
- Middle English: lhaf, laf, lof
  - Scots: laif
  - English: loaf
Old Frisian: hlēf
- Saterland Frisian: luffe
- North Frisian: liaf
Old Saxon: *hlēf; *hlēfa
- (Middle Low German: klepe?)
Old High German: hleib, leib, leip; hlaiba, laiba
- Middle High German: leip
  - German: Laib

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