Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leuht
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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 edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz.
Adjective edit
*leuht
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *leuht | ||
| Genitive | *leuhtas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *leuht | *leuhtu | *leuht |
| Accusative | *leuhtanā | *leuhtā | *leuht |
| Genitive | *leuhtas | *leuhteʀā | *leuhtas |
| Dative | *leuhtumē | *leuhteʀē | *leuhtumē |
| Instrumental | *leuhtu | *leuhteʀu | *leuhtu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *leuhtē | *leuhtō | *leuhtu |
| Accusative | *leuhtā | *leuhtā | *leuhtu |
| Genitive | *leuhteʀō | *leuhteʀō | *leuhteʀō |
| Dative | *leuhtēm, *leuhtum | *leuhtēm, *leuhtum | *leuhtēm, *leuhtum |
| Instrumental | *leuhtēm, *leuhtum | *leuhtēm, *leuhtum | *leuhtēm, *leuhtum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: lēoht, lēht; līht
- Old Frisian: liācht
- Old Saxon: lioht
- Old Dutch: lieht
- Old High German: lioht
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *leuhtą.
Noun edit
*leuht n[1]
Inflection edit
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *leuht | |
| Genitive | *leuhtas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *leuht | *leuhtu |
| Accusative | *leuht | *leuhtu |
| Genitive | *leuhtas | *leuhtō |
| Dative | *leuhtē | *leuhtum |
| Instrumental | *leuhtu | *leuhtum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: lēoht, lēht; līht
- Old Frisian: liācht
- Old Saxon: lioht
- Old Dutch: lieht
- Old High German: lioht
- Middle High German: liecht, licht
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174: “PWGmc *leuht”