Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/liþu

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 *liþuz.

Noun

*liþu m

bend, joint
limb

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*liþu
Genitive	*liþō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*liþu	liþiwi, liþō
Accusative	*liþu	*liþū
Genitive	*liþō	*liþiwō
Dative	liþiwi, liþō	*liþum
Instrumental	*liþu	*liþum

Descendants

Old English: liþ
- Middle English: lyth, lith, lythe, lithe, lyþ, liþ, liþe, liþthe, liyþe, litht, leth, lethe
  - English: lith
  - Scots: lith
Old Frisian: lith, leth
- North Frisian: leth, lath, lass
- Saterland Frisian: Lid
- West Frisian: lid
Old Saxon: lith
- Middle Low German: lit
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: gelit
Old Dutch: *lith
- Middle Dutch: lit, let
  - Dutch: lid
    - Afrikaans: lid
    - → Indonesian: lid
Old High German: lid
- Middle High German: lit
  - Alemannic German: Lid
  - German: Lied
- ⇒ Old High German: gilid
  - Middle High German: gelit, glit
    - German: Glied
    - Luxembourgish: Glidd