Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ammǭ

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

Onomatopoeic. Compare Latin amita (“paternal aunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.mɔ̃ː/

Noun

*ammǭ f

1. mother

   Synonyms: *aiþį̄, *mōdēr, *mōmǭ

2. wet nurse
3. grandmother

   Synonym: *awǭ

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *ammǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ammǭ	*ammōniz
vocative	*ammǭ	*ammōniz
accusative	*ammōnų	*ammōnunz
genitive	*ammōniz	*ammōnǫ̂
dative	*ammōni	*ammōmaz
instrumental	*ammōnē	*ammōmiz

Related terms

• *mōmǭ

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ammā
  • Old Saxon: *amma
    • Middle Low German: amme
      • Plautdietsch: Ooma
  • Old Dutch: *amma
    • Middle Dutch: amme
      • Dutch: amme, am
  • Old High German: amma
    • Middle High German: amme
      • German: Amme, Oma
• Old Norse: amma
  • Icelandic: amma
  • Faroese: omma
  • Norwegian: amma
  • Old Swedish: amma
    • Swedish: amma
  • Danish: amme