Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lim

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *limą.

Noun[edit]

*lim n[1]

  1. limb

Inflection[edit]

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *lim
Genitive *limas
Singular Plural
Nominative *lim *limu
Accusative *lim *limu
Genitive *limas *limō
Dative *limē *limum
Instrumental *limu *limum

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 321:PWGmc neut. *lim