Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lim
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *limą.
Noun
[edit]*lim n[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *lim | |
| Genitive | *limas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lim | *limu |
| Accusative | *lim | *limu |
| Genitive | *limas | *limō |
| Dative | *limē | *limum |
| Instrumental | *limu | *limum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: lim
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 321: “PWGmc neut. *lim”