Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lamiþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lamiþō. Equivalent to *lam (“lame, withered”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*lamiþu f

1. lameness, paralysis

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lamiþu
Genitive	*lamiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lamiþu	*lamiþō
Accusative	*lamiþā	*lamiþā
Genitive	*lamiþā	*lamiþō
Dative	*lamiþē	*lamiþōm, *lamiþum
Instrumental	*lamiþu	*lamiþōm, *lamiþum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: lemithe, lamethe, lemethe
• Old Saxon: *lemitha
  • Middle Low German: lemede
• Old Dutch: *lemitha
  • Middle Dutch: lemde, leemde
• Old High German: *lemida
  • Middle High German: lemede, lemde