Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/librumos

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 *librōmusą. Equivalent to *libru (“liver”) +‎ *mos (“moss”). Cognate with Norwegian levermose, Swedish levermossa, if not West Germanic borrowings.

Noun

*librumos n

  1. liverwort
    Synonym: *libruwurti

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *librumos(a)
Genitive *librumosas
Singular Plural
Nominative *librumos(a) *librumosu
Accusative *librumos(a) *librumosu
Genitive *librumosas *librumosō
Dative *librumosē *librumosum
Instrumental *librumosu *librumosum

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: *levarmos
    • Middle Dutch: *lēvermos
      • Dutch: levermos
        • Afrikaans: lewermos
  • Old High German: lebermos
    • Middle High German: *lebermos
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