Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lamiþō

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *lamaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.mi.θɔː/

Noun edit

*lamiþō f^[1]

lameness, paralysis

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *lamiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lamiþō	*lamiþôz
vocative	*lamiþō	*lamiþôz
accusative	*lamiþǭ	*lamiþōz
genitive	*lamiþōz	*lamiþǫ̂
dative	*lamiþōi	*lamiþōmaz
instrumental	*lamiþō	*lamiþōmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *lamiþu
- Old Frisian: lemithe, lamethe, lemethe
- Old Saxon: *lemitha
  - Middle Low German: lemede
- Old Dutch: *lemitha
  - Middle Dutch: lemde, leemde
- Old High German: *lemida
  - Middle High German: lemede, lemde
Old Norse: lemd

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lamiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 234

[1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lamiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 234

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