Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glēmaz

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 *ǵʰleh₁-mó-s, from *ǵʰleh₁- (“shine, glow”) +‎ *-mós.

Noun

*glēmaz m

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *glēmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*glēmaz	glēmōz, glēmōs
vocative	*glēm	glēmōz, glēmōs
accusative	*glēmą	*glēmanz
genitive	glēmas, glēmis	*glēmǫ̂
dative	*glēmai	*glēmamaz
instrumental	*glēmō	*glēmamiz

Alternative reconstructions

*glōmaz^[1]^[2]

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *glām^[3]
- Old English: glōm (“twilight”)
Old Norse: glámr (“moon”)
- Icelandic: glámr (“moon”)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒlōmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 137
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*glōan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182: “*glōma- < *gʰloh₁-mo-”
^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 143

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒlōmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 137

[2] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*glōan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182: “*glōma- < *gʰloh₁-mo-”

[3] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 143

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