Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōhmaz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”) + Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Noun[edit]

*wōhmaz m

  1. noise, sound, shout, voice

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wōhmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wōhmaz *wōhmōz, *wōhmōs
vocative *wōhm *wōhmōz, *wōhmōs
accusative *wōhmą *wōhmanz
genitive *wōhmas, *wōhmis *wōhmǫ̂
dative *wōhmai *wōhmamaz
instrumental *wōhmō *wōhmamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wohm
    • Old English: wom