Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glitmô

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 Pre-Germanic *gʰlidmon-; thus equivalent to *glītaną (“to shine”) +‎ *-mô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣlit.mɔːː/

Noun

*glitmô m

1. shine, luster

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *glitmô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*glitmô	*glitmaniz
vocative	*glitmô	*glitmaniz
accusative	*glitmanų	*glitmanunz
genitive	*glitminiz	*glitmanǫ̂
dative	*glitmini	*glitmammaz
instrumental	*glitminē	*glitmammiz

Derived terms

• *glitmunjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *glitmō
  • Old High German: glizemo
    • Middle High German: *glitzme
      • ⇒ Alemannic German: glitzme

References

• Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN