Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faimaz

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 *(s)poHy-m-os, from *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”). Cognate with Latin spūma (“foam”), Latin pūmex (“pumice”), Sanskrit फेन (phéna, “foam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.mɑz/

Noun

*faimaz m

1. foam

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *faimaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faimaz	*faimōz, *faimōs
vocative	*faim	*faimōz, *faimōs
accusative	*faimą	*faimanz
genitive	*faimas, *faimis	*faimǫ̂
dative	*faimai	*faimamaz
instrumental	*faimō	*faimamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *faim
  • Old English: fām n, fǣm
    • Middle English: fom, fam, fome, foom, foome
      • English: foam
        • → Faroese: fómur
      • Scots: fame, faim, faem
    • → Faroese: fám
  • Old High German: feim
    • Middle High German: veim
      • Alemannic German: Feim, Fäum
      • Bavarian: Foam

        Cimbrian: vòam, bòam (Mezzaselva)

      • German: Feim
      • East Franconian: Faam
    • >? Middle High German: fūm, vūm
      • German: Faum
• Old Norse: *feimr; *feim; *feimi
  • Norwegian: feim n; feime m (dialectal)