Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/amalą

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 *h₃emh₃- (“to seize, to tackle”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ.mɑ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*amalą n

hard work, toil, struggle

Inflection

Declension of *amalą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*amalą	*amalō
vocative	*amalą	*amalō
accusative	*amalą	*amalō
genitive	amalas, amalis	*amalǫ̂
dative	*amalai	*amalamaz
instrumental	*amalō	*amalamiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old Norse: *aml
- Icelandic: aml^[1]
- Norn: aml, ammel, ambel^[2]

Unsorted formations

Old High German: Amalunc, Amelunc
Proto-Germanic: *amalōną
- Old Norse: *amla
  - Icelandic: amla^[1]
  - Norn: aml, ammel, ambel^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “amla”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Jakobsen, Jakob (1921), “aml, ammel, ambel¹”, in An etymological dictionary of the Norn language in Shetland‎^[1], 1st edition, volume 1, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, published 1928, retrieved 22 January 2024, page 11

[Magnússon-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “amla”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

[Jakobsen-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Jakobsen, Jakob (1921), “aml, ammel, ambel¹”, in An etymological dictionary of the Norn language in Shetland‎^[1], 1st edition, volume 1, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, published 1928, retrieved 22 January 2024, page 11

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