Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laimaz

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 *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Related to *līmaz (“glue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯.mɑz/

Noun

*laimaz m

  1. loam, mud, clay

Declension

Declension of *laimaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laimaz *laimōz, *laimōs
vocative *laim *laimōz, *laimōs
accusative *laimą *laimanz
genitive *laimas, *laimis *laimǫ̂
dative *laimai *laimamaz
instrumental *laimō *laimamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: lām
  • Old Frisian: *lēm
    • Saterland Frisian: Leem
    • West Frisian: liem
  • Old Saxon: *lēm
  • Old Dutch: leim
  • Old High German: leimo (from the variant *laimô)
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