Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līmaz
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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
Within Germanic, related to *laimaz (“loam, mud, clay”), *laizą (“clay”) (whence Old Norse leir).
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-mo- (whence also līmus (“mud”)), from *h₂leyH- (“smear”); compare Sanskrit लयते (layate, “to cling”), Ancient Greek ἀλίνω (alínō, “to smear”), Latin linō (“to smear”).
Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“sticky, slimy”), in which case it is cognate with *slīmą (“slime, mucus”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*līmaz f
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *līmaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *līmaz | *līmōz, *līmōs | |
| vocative | *līm | *līmōz, *līmōs | |
| accusative | *līmą | *līmanz | |
| genitive | *līmas, *līmis | *līmǫ̂ | |
| dative | *līmai | *līmamaz | |
| instrumental | *līmō | *līmamiz | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *līm
- Old Norse: lím