Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faimijō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *faimô ~ *faim(i)niz (“girl, young woman”) +‎ *-jō (femininizing suffix), variant of *faimnijǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.mi.jɔː/

Noun

*faimijō f

1. young woman, maid, maiden

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *faimijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faimijō	*faimijôz
vocative	*faimijō	*faimijôz
accusative	*faimijǭ	*faimijōz
genitive	*faimijōz	*faimijǫ̂
dative	*faimijōi	*faimijōmaz
instrumental	*faimijō	*faimijōmiz

Related terms

• *faimnijǭ

Descendants

• Old Saxon: fēmia, fēmea, fēhmia
• Old Norse: feima
  • Icelandic: feima