Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leuht

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz.

Adjective

*leuht

light, bright

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*leuht
Genitive	*leuhtas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*leuht	*leuhtu	*leuht
Accusative	*leuhtanā	*leuhtā	*leuht
Genitive	*leuhtas	*leuhteʀā	*leuhtas
Dative	*leuhtumē	*leuhteʀē	*leuhtumē
Instrumental	*leuhtu	*leuhteʀu	*leuhtu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*leuhtē	*leuhtō	*leuhtu
Accusative	*leuhtā	*leuhtā	*leuhtu
Genitive	*leuhteʀō	*leuhteʀō	*leuhteʀō
Dative	leuhtēm, leuhtum	leuhtēm, leuhtum	leuhtēm, leuhtum
Instrumental	leuhtēm, leuhtum	leuhtēm, leuhtum	leuhtēm, leuhtum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old English: lēoht, lēht — Anglian, līht
- Middle English: leoht, liht, light
  - English: light
  - Scots: licht
Old Frisian: liācht
- Saterland Frisian: ljoacht
- West Frisian: ljocht
Old Saxon: lioht, liocht
- Middle Low German: licht
  - Low German: Licht
    - German Low German: Licht
    - Westphalian:
      Münsterländer: lecht, lech (Westmünsterländisch)
      
      East Westphalian: lecht (Ravensberger)
  - Plautdietsch: leicht
Old Dutch: lieht
- Middle Dutch: licht
  - Dutch: licht
    - Afrikaans: lig
  - Limburgish: lich, leech
Old High German: lioht
- Middle High German: liecht, licht
  - German: licht
  - Bavarian: liacht

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *leuhtą.

Noun

*leuht n^[1]

light

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*leuht
Genitive	*leuhtas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*leuht	*leuhtu
Accusative	*leuht	*leuhtu
Genitive	*leuhtas	*leuhtō
Dative	*leuhtē	*leuhtum
Instrumental	*leuhtu	*leuhtum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old English: lēoht, lēht — Anglian, līht
- Middle English: leoht, liht, light
  - English: light
  - Scots: licht
Old Frisian: liācht
- Saterland Frisian: Ljoacht, Lucht
- West Frisian: ljocht
Old Saxon: lioht
- Middle Low German: licht, lucht
  - Low German: Licht
    - German Low German: Licht
      Westphalian:
      Ravensbergisch: Lecht
      Lippisch: Lecht, Lucht
      Sauerländisch: Lecht, Licht
      Westmünsterländisch: Lecht, Lech
    - Plautdietsch: Licht
Old Dutch: lieht
- Middle Dutch: licht
  - Dutch: licht
    - Afrikaans: lig
  - Limburgish: lèch
Old High German: lioht
- Middle High German: liecht, licht
  - Alemannic German: Liecht (north Alsatian), Liacht (south Alsatian)
  - Bavarian: Liacht
  - Central Franconian:
    Hunsrik: Licht
    
    Kölsch: Leesch
    
    Luxembourgish: Liicht
  - East Central German:
    Vilamovian: łicht
  - East Franconian: Lieacht
  - German: Licht
  - Rhine Franconian: Licht, Liecht, Lischt
    Frankfurterisch: [liʃt]
    
    Pennsylvania German: Licht
  - Yiddish: ליכט (likht)

References

^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174: “PWGmc *leuht”

[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174: “PWGmc *leuht”

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