Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhmô

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 *léwk-mn̥ ~ *luk-mén-s, from *lewk- (“bright”) +‎ *-mn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯x.mɔːː/

Noun

*leuhmô m

1. light; lustre
2. brightness, radiance

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *leuhmô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*leuhmô	*leuhmaniz
vocative	*leuhmô	*leuhmaniz
accusative	*leuhmanų	*leuhmanunz
genitive	*liuhminiz	*leuhmanǫ̂
dative	*liuhmini	*leuhmammaz
instrumental	*liuhminē	*leuhmammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *leuhmō
  • Old English: lēoma
    • Middle English: leme, leem, lem, leom, lewme, lume, lym, lyme; leame, leome, lome
      • English: leam
      • Scots: leim, leme
  • Old Saxon: liomo
• Old Norse: ljómi
  • Icelandic: ljómi
  • Faroese: ljómi
  • → Middle Irish: láem
    • Irish: laom
    • Scottish Gaelic: laom
  • ⇒ Old Norse: ljóma
    • Icelandic: ljóma
    • Faroese: ljóma