Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leuhmō

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 *leuhmô.

Noun

*leuhmō m

1. light

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*leuhmō
Genitive	*leuhmini, *leuhman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*leuhmō	*leuhman
Accusative	*leuhman	*leuhman
Genitive	*leuhmini, *leuhman	*leuhmanō
Dative	*leuhmini, *leuhman	*leuhmum
Instrumental	*leuhmini, *leuhman	*leuhmum

Derived terms

• *liuhmijan

Descendants

• Old English: lēoma
  • Middle English: leme, leem, lem, leom, lewme, lume, lym, lyme; leame, leome, lome
    • English: leam
    • Scots: leim, leme
• Old Saxon: liomo