Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leuht

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz.

Adjective

*leuht

2. light, bright

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*leuht
Genitive	*leuhtas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*leuht	*leuhtu	*leuht
Accusative	*leuhtanā	*leuhtā	*leuht
Genitive	*leuhtas	*leuhteʀā	*leuhtas
Dative	*leuhtumē	*leuhteʀē	*leuhtumē
Instrumental	*leuhtu	*leuhteʀu	*leuhtu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*leuhtē	*leuhtō	*leuhtu
Accusative	*leuhtā	*leuhtā	*leuhtu
Genitive	*leuhteʀō	*leuhteʀō	*leuhteʀō
Dative	*leuhtēm, *leuhtum	*leuhtēm, *leuhtum	*leuhtēm, *leuhtum
Instrumental	*leuhtēm, *leuhtum	*leuhtēm, *leuhtum	*leuhtēm, *leuhtum

Derived terms

• *leuhtōn
• *liuhtijan

Descendants

• Old English: lēoht, lēht; līht
  • Middle English: leoht, liht, light
    • English: light
    • Scots: licht
• Old Frisian: liācht
  • Saterland Frisian: ljoacht
  • West Frisian: ljocht
• Old Saxon: lioht
  • Middle Low German: licht
    • Low German:
      • German Low German: licht
      • Westphalian:

        Münsterländer: lecht, lech (Westmünsterländisch)

        East Westphalian: lecht (Ravensberger)

    • Plautdietsch: leicht
• Old Dutch: lieht
  • Middle Dutch: licht
    • Dutch: licht
      • Afrikaans: lig
    • Limburgish: lich, leech
• Old High German: lioht
  • Middle High German: liecht, licht
    • German: licht
    • Bavarian: liacht

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *leuhtą.

Noun

*leuht n

2. light

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*leuht
Genitive	*leuhtas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*leuht	*leuhtu
Accusative	*leuht	*leuhtu
Genitive	*leuhtas	*leuhtō
Dative	*leuhtē	*leuhtum
Instrumental	*leuhtu	*leuhtum

Derived terms

• *leuhtōn
• *liuhtijan

Descendants

• Old English: lēoht, lēht; līht
  • Middle English: leoht, liht, light
    • English: light
    • Scots: licht
• Old Frisian: liācht
  • Saterland Frisian: Ljoacht, Lucht
  • West Frisian: ljocht
• Old Saxon: lioht
  • Middle Low German: licht, lucht
    • Low German:
      • German Low German: Licht

        Westphalian:

        Ravensbergisch: Lecht

        Lippisch: Lecht, Lucht

        Sauerländisch: Lecht, Licht

        Westmünsterländisch: Lecht, Lech

      • Plautdietsch: Licht
• Old Dutch: lieht
  • Middle Dutch: licht
    • Dutch: licht
      • Afrikaans: lig
    • Limburgish: lèch
• Old High German: lioht
  • Middle High German: liecht, licht
    • Alemannic German: Liecht (north Alsatian), Liacht (south Alsatian)
    • Bavarian: Liacht
    • Central Franconian:

      Hunsrik: Licht

      Kölsch: Leesch

      Luxembourgish: Liicht

    • East Central German:

      Vilamovian: łicht

    • East Franconian: Lieacht
    • German: Licht
    • Rhine Franconian: Licht, Liecht, Lischt

      Frankfurterisch: [liʃt]

      Pennsylvania German: Licht

    • Yiddish: ליכט (likht)