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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *liþuz.
Noun
*liþu m
- bend
- Synonym: *buhti
- joint
- Synonym: *knokō
- limb
- Synonym: *limu
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*liþu
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| Genitive
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*liþō
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*liþu
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*liþiwi, *liþō
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| Accusative
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*liþu
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*liþū
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| Genitive
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*liþō
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*liþiwō
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| Dative
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*liþiwi, *liþō
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*liþum
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| Instrumental
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*liþu
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*liþum
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Descendants
- Old English: liþ
- Middle English: lyth, lith, lythe, lithe, lyþ, liþ, liþe, liþthe, liyþe, litht, leth, lethe
- Old Frisian: lith, leth
- Old Saxon: lith
- Middle Low German: lit
- ⇒ Middle Low German: gelit
- Old Dutch: *lith
- Old High German: lid
- ⇒ Old High German: gilid
- Middle High German: gelit, glit