Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōmaz

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *wōpmaz, from *wōpijaną + *-maz, second part from Proto-Indo-European *-mos[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*wōmaz m

  1. sound, noise

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *wōmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wōmaz *wōmōz, *wōmōs
vocative *wōm *wōmōz, *wōmōs
accusative *wōmą *wōmanz
genitive *wōmas, *wōmis *wōmǫ̂
dative *wōmai *wōmamaz
instrumental *wōmō *wōmamiz

Descendants

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  • Old English: wōm
  • Old Norse: ómr
    • Icelandic: ómur
    • Norwegian Bokmål: om
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: om

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wōmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 469