Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhmô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewk-mon-, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯x.mɔːː/

Noun

*leuhmô m

light; lustre
brightness, radiance

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *leuhmô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*leuhmô	*leuhmaniz
vocative	*leuhmô	*leuhmaniz
accusative	*leuhmanų	*leuhmanunz
genitive	*liuhminiz	*leuhmanǫ̂
dative	*liuhmini	*leuhmammaz
instrumental	*liuhminē	*leuhmammiz

Descendants

Old English: lēoma
- Middle English: leome, leme
  - Scots: leme, leim
  - English: leam (dialectal)
Old Saxon: liomo
Old Norse: ljómi
- Icelandic: ljómi
- Faroese: ljómi
- → Middle Irish: láem
  - Irish: laom
  - Scottish Gaelic: laom

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