Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hampą

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

Alternative forms

• *happą (nonnasalised)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kob- (“good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in, work, succeed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑm.pɑ̃/

Noun

*hampą n

1. happiness
2. good luck, chance

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hampą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hampą	*hampō
vocative	*hampą	*hampō
accusative	*hampą	*hampō
genitive	*hampas, *hampis	*hampǫ̂
dative	*hampai	*hampamaz
instrumental	*hampō	*hampamiz

Related terms

• *hampijaną

Descendants

• >? Proto-West Germanic: *hap(p) (< *happą)
  • Old English: ġehæp
• Old Norse: happ
  • Icelandic: happ
  • Faroese: happ
  • Norn: happ
  • → Middle English: happe, happ
    • English: hap