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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lį̄ht

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 *linhtaz.

Adjective

*lį̄ht[1]

  1. light (in weight)

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *lį̄ht
Genitive *lį̄htas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *lį̄ht *lį̄htu *lį̄ht
Accusative *lį̄htanā *lį̄htā *lį̄ht
Genitive *lį̄htas *lį̄hteʀā *lį̄htas
Dative *lį̄htumē *lį̄hteʀē *lį̄htumē
Instrumental *lį̄htu *lį̄hteʀu *lį̄htu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *lį̄htē *lį̄htō *lį̄htu
Accusative *lį̄htā *lį̄htā *lį̄htu
Genitive *lį̄hteʀō *lį̄hteʀō *lį̄hteʀō
Dative *lį̄htēm, *lį̄htum *lį̄htēm, *lį̄htum *lį̄htēm, *lį̄htum
Instrumental *lį̄htēm, *lį̄htum *lį̄htēm, *lį̄htum *lį̄htēm, *lį̄htum

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 178:PWGmc *lį̄ht
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