Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glaimiz

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 *ǵʰley- (“to shine”).

Noun

*glaimiz f

  1. brightness, splendour

Inflection

Declension of *glaimiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *glaimiz *glaimīz
vocative *glaimi *glaimīz
accusative *glaimį *glaiminz
genitive *glaimīz *glaimijǫ̂
dative *glaimī *glaimimaz
instrumental *glaimī *glaimimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *glaimi
    • Old English: glǣm
      • Middle English: gleme
        • English: gleam
        • Scots: glaim
    • Old Saxon: *glēm
      • Middle Low German: *glêm
        • German Low German: Gleem
    • Old High German: gleim
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