Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/liþu

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 Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Noun

*liþu m

1. bend

   Synonym: *buhti

2. joint

   Synonym: *knokō

3. limb

   Synonym: *limu

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*liþu
Genitive	*liþō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*liþu	*liþiwi, *liþō
Accusative	*liþu	*liþū
Genitive	*liþō	*liþiwō
Dative	*liþiwi, *liþō	*liþum
Instrumental	*liþu	*liþum

Descendants

• Old English: liþ
  • Middle English: lyth, lith, lythe, lithe, lyþ, liþ, liþe, liþthe, liyþe, litht, leth, lethe
    • English: lith
    • Scots: lith
• Old Frisian: lith, leth
  • North Frisian: leth, lath, lass
  • Saterland Frisian: Lid
  • West Frisian: lid
• Old Saxon: lith
  • Middle Low German: lit
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: gelit
• Old Dutch: *lith
  • Middle Dutch: lit, let
    • Dutch: lid
      • Afrikaans: lid
      • → Indonesian: lid
      • Negerhollands: lid, leden, leeden
• Old High German: lid
  • Middle High German: lit
    • Alemannic German: Lid
    • German: Lied
  • ⇒ Old High German: gilid
    • Middle High German: gelit, glit
      • German: Glied
      • Luxembourgish: Glidd