Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glēmaz

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 *ǵʰleh₁-mó-s, from *ǵʰleh₁- (“shine, glow”) +‎ *-mós.

Noun

*glēmaz m

  1. twilight
  2. moon

Inflection

Declension of *glēmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *glēmaz *glēmōz, *glēmōs
vocative *glēm *glēmōz, *glēmōs
accusative *glēmą *glēmanz
genitive *glēmas, *glēmis *glēmǫ̂
dative *glēmai *glēmamaz
instrumental *glēmō *glēmamiz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *glām[3]
    • Old English: glōm (“twilight”)
  • Old Norse: glámr (“moon”)
    • Icelandic: glámr (“moon”)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒlōmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 137
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glōan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182: “*glōma- < *gʰloh₁-mo-”
  3. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 143
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