Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/glant

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

Etymology

From the o-grade ablaut of the root of *glintan; hypothetically an old formation from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Pre-Germanic *gʰlondos, though attested only in High German. Separate from *gland (“glowing”), despite the superficial similarity.[1]

Adjective

*glant

  1. (Elbe Germanic) bright, shining
    Synonym: *berht

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *glant
Genitive *glantas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *glant *glantu *glant
Accusative *glantanā *glantā *glant
Genitive *glantas *glanteʀā *glantas
Dative *glantumē *glanteʀē *glantumē
Instrumental *glantu *glanteʀu *glantu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *glantē *glantō *glantu
Accusative *glantā *glantā *glantu
Genitive *glanteʀō *glanteʀō *glanteʀō
Dative *glantēm, *glantum *glantēm, *glantum *glantēm, *glantum
Instrumental *glantēm, *glantum *glantēm, *glantum *glantēm, *glantum

Descendants

  • Old High German: glanz
    • Middle High German: glanz (“bright; brightness”)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glintan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 181: “G Glanz m. 'shine' < *gʰlond-o-”
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