Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/umbi

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“by, around”), from earlier *h₂ntbʰi, instrumental case form to *h₂énts (“face”). Cognate with Old Latin am (“around”), Latin amb- (“around, about”), ambi- (“both”), Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “around, about”), Sanskrit अभि (abhí, “against, about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈum.bi/

Preposition

*umbi

1. around, about [with accusative]

Descendants

• Old Norse: umb, um
  • Icelandic: um
  • Faroese: um
  • Norwegian: om
  • Old Swedish: um
    • Swedish: om
  • Danish: om
• • ⇒ Estonian: umbes
  • Finnish: umpi
  • ?
    • Finnish: ympäri