Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/amsaz

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos (“shoulder”). Compare Latin umerus, Sanskrit अंस (áṃsa).

Pronunciation

Noun

*amsaz m[1]

  1. shoulder

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *amsaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *amsaz *amsōz, *amsōs
vocative *ams *amsōz, *amsōs
accusative *amsą *amsanz
genitive *amsas, *amsis *amsǫ̂
dative *amsai *amsamaz
instrumental *amsō *amsamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: áss (“mountain ridge”)
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌼𐍃 (ams)

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*amsa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 25
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