Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hamō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hamô.

Noun

*hamō m

1. wrapping, binding
2. skin, flesh
3. garment, clothing

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hamō
Genitive	*hamini, *haman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hamō	*haman
Accusative	*haman	*haman
Genitive	*hamini, *haman	*hamanō
Dative	*hamini, *haman	*hamum
Instrumental	*hamini, *haman	*hamum

Derived terms

• *feþruhamō (“plumage, feathers”)
  • Old English: feþerhama
    • Middle English: fetherhome, fethirehame
  • Old Saxon: fetharhamo
• *gunþihamō (“armour, battle-wear”)
  • Old Saxon: gūthhamo
  • Old High German: gundhamo
• *hamiþi (“shirt”)
• *līkahamō

Descendants

• Old English: hama, homa
  • Middle English: hame, haum
    • English: hame, heam
• Old Frisian: *hama, *homa
  • North Frisian: hame
  • Saterland Frisian: Hoom
  • West Frisian: haam
• Old Saxon: *hamo
  • Middle Low German: hame, ham
• Old Dutch: *hamo
  • Middle Dutch: hame
    • Dutch: haam, ham
    • → Middle English: hame
      • English: hame
      • Scots: hame
• Old High German: *hamo
  • Middle High German: hame, ham
    • German: Hame, Hamen, Ham (dialectal)
    • → Hungarian: hám (see there for further descendants)