Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/limu

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 *limuz.

Noun

*limu m

  1. limb, member (of the body)
    Synonym: *liþu
  2. branch, twig (of a tree)
    Synonyms: *ast, *telgu, *tōgō, *twīg

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *limu
Genitive *limō
Singular Plural
Nominative *limu *limiwi, *limō
Accusative *limu *limū
Genitive *limō *limiwō
Dative *limiwi, *limō *limum
Instrumental *limu *limum

Descendants

  • Old English: lim, lym n
  • Old Saxon: *limu, *lim
    • Middle Low German: lem n (“limb”) (possibly borrowed from Scandinavian)
  • Old Dutch: *limu
    • Middle Dutch: lēme (“fishbone, stubble of flax”)
      • Dutch: leem (“pine needle”)
    • ⇒ Old Dutch: druhtlimig
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