Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glīwą
Proto-Germanic
Alternative reconstructions
- *gliwą, *gliwją
Etymology
Of disputed origin:
- Beekes derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew-o-s, from *gʰlew- (“to joke, make fun, enjoy”). In this case, cognate with Lithuanian glauda (“joke, jest”), Ancient Greek χλεύη (khleúē, “joke, jest, scorn”), Russian глуми́ться (glumítʹsja, “to mock, scoff at”), Serbo-Croatian глу́мити (“to act, feign”). See *glaumaz (“jubilation”) for more potential cognates.[1]
- Kroonen derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰley-wo-s, from a root *gʰley- (“to shine”), comparing Old Irish glé (“clear, bright”).[2] Said root may be further related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam”).
Noun
*glīwą n
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *glīwą | *glīwō |
| vocative | *glīwą | *glīwō |
| accusative | *glīwą | *glīwō |
| genitive | *glīwas, *glīwis | *glīwǫ̂ |
| dative | *glīwai | *glīwamaz |
| instrumental | *glīwō | *glīwamiz |
Derived terms
- *glīwijaną
- *glīwōną
Descendants
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χλεύη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1636-7
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glīwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182