Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glaimiz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”).

Noun

*glaimiz f

1. brightness, splendour

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *glaimiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*glaimiz	*glaimīz
vocative	*glaimi	*glaimīz
accusative	*glaimį	*glaiminz
genitive	*glaimīz	*glaimijǫ̂
dative	*glaimī	*glaimimaz
instrumental	*glaimī	*glaimimiz

Descendants

• Old English: glǣm
  • Middle English: gleme
    • English: gleam
• Old High German: gleimo