Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sumpaz
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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]
Compare *swammaz (“sponge, fungus”).[1][2] It is unclear whether both words are of Indo-European origin or wanderworts.[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*sumpaz m
Inflection[edit]
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *sumpaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *sumpaz | *sumpōz, *sumpōs | |
| vocative | *sump | *sumpōz, *sumpōs | |
| accusative | *sumpą | *sumpanz | |
| genitive | *sumpas, *sumpis | *sumpǫ̂ | |
| dative | *sumpai | *sumpamaz | |
| instrumental | *sumpō | *sumpamiz | |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *sump
- Old Norse: soppr
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Sumpf”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1052, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1052
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “zomp2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute