Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/limuz

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

Alternative forms

*līmuz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *li-, *lAy-, *elAy-, *el- (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈli.muz/

Noun

*limuz m

(anatomy) limb; member
(of a tree) branch; twig

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *limuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*limuz	*limiwiz
vocative	*limu	*limiwiz
accusative	*limų	*limunz
genitive	*limauz	*limiwǫ̂
dative	*limiwi	*limumaz
instrumental	*limū	*limumiz

Related terms

*līmô
*liþuz

Descendants

Old English: lim n, lym n
- Middle English: lyme, lim
  - Scots: lim, lym
  - English: limb
Old Saxon: *limu, *lim
- Middle Low German: lem
Old Dutch: *limu
- Middle Dutch: lēme
  - Dutch: leem
Old Norse: limr m; lim f; lim n
- Icelandic: limur
- Faroese: limur
- Norwegian: lem
- Old Swedish: limber
  - Swedish: lem
- Danish: lem

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