Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhtą

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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 *lewktom, ultimately from the root *lewk- (“to shine”) and the suffix *-tós.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*leuhtą n[2]

  1. (West Germanic) light
    Synonym: *leuhsą (Northern)

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *leuhtą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *leuhtą *leuhtō
vocative *leuhtą *leuhtō
accusative *leuhtą *leuhtō
genitive *leuhtas, *liuhtis *leuhtǫ̂
dative *leuhtai *leuhtamaz
instrumental *leuhtō *leuhtamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*leuxtan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 242-3
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*leuhada-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 333
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