Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glīwą

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

Alternative reconstructions

*gliwą, *gliwją

Etymology

Of disputed origin:

Beekes derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew-o-s, from *gʰlew- (“to joke, make fun, enjoy”). In this case, cognate with Lithuanian glauda (“joke, jest”), Ancient Greek χλεύη (khleúē, “joke, jest, scorn”), Russian глуми́ться (glumítʹsja, “to mock, scoff at”), Serbo-Croatian глу́мити (“to act, feign”). See *glaumaz (“jubilation”) for more potential cognates.^[1]
Kroonen derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰley-wo-s, from a root *gʰley- (“to shine”), comparing Old Irish glé (“clear, bright”).^[2] Said root may be further related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam”).

Noun

*glīwą n

joy, gladness, merriment, mirth

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *glīwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*glīwą	*glīwō
vocative	*glīwą	*glīwō
accusative	*glīwą	*glīwō
genitive	glīwas, glīwis	*glīwǫ̂
dative	*glīwai	*glīwamaz
instrumental	*glīwō	*glīwamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *glīw
- Old English: glīw, glīġ, glēow, glēo
  - Middle English: gleo, glew, gleu, gle, glee
    - English: glee
    - Scots: gle, glie, glew
Old Norse: glý
- Icelandic: glý

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χλεύη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1636-7
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*glīwa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χλεύη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1636-7

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

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