Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwemrą

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 *dwemaną (“to smoke; fume”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdwem.rɑ̃/

Noun

*dwemrą n

1. (West Germanic) smoke, vapour

   Synonyms: *aimaz, *raukiz, *smukô, *staumaz

2. (West Germanic) illusion, phantom

   Synonyms: *draugaz, *gaistaz

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dwemrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dwemrą	*dwemrō
vocative	*dwemrą	*dwemrō
accusative	*dwemrą	*dwemrō
genitive	*dwemras, *dwimris	*dwemrǫ̂
dative	*dwimrai	*dwemramaz
instrumental	*dwemrō	*dwemramiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dwemr, *dwimr
  • Old English: *dweomor, dwimor, dwimer, dwymer
    • Middle English: dweomer, dwimer
      • English: dweomer, dwimmer
    • ⇒ Old English: ġedwimor