Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lim

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *limą.

Noun

*lim n[1]

limb

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lim
Genitive	*limas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lim	*limu
Accusative	*lim	*limu
Genitive	*limas	*limō
Dative	*limē	*limum
Instrumental	*limu	*limum

Descendants

Old English: lim, leom

References

Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 321: “PWGmc neut. *lim”

[1] Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 321: “PWGmc neut. *lim”