Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glaiwiz

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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 *ǵʰley- (to shine, shimmer; yellow, grey, green, blue).

Adjective

*glaiwiz

  1. shining, bright

Declension


Derived terms

  • *glaiwǭ
    • Old Norse: *glæva

Descendants

Noun

*glaiwiz m

  1. sea

Declension

i-stemDeclension of *glaiwiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *glaiwiz *glaiwīz
vocative *glaiwi *glaiwīz
accusative *glaiwį *glaiwinz
genitive *glaiwīz *glaiwijǫ̂
dative *glaiwī *glaiwimaz
instrumental *glaiwī *glaiwimiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: glær
  • Old Norse: glævir m (sometimes derived from *glaiwijaną "to shine")