Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faimô

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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

Uncertain; suggested to be from Proto-Indo-European *póyH-mn̥ or *péHi-mn̥ (“suckling”), from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“milk; fat”)[1] (whence Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀𐬥 (paēman, “mother's milk”), Proto-Germanic *faitaz (“fat”)), compare semantics of Proto-Slavic *děva (“maiden, virgin”), Latin fēmina (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle milk”). Alternatively, cognate with Ancient Greek ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd, herdsman”).[2]

Noun

*faimô n

  1. maiden, girl
    Synonyms: *magaþs, *mawilǭ

Inflection

neuter an-stemDeclension of *faimô (neuter an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *faimô *faimōnō
vocative *faimô *faimōnō
accusative *faimô *faimōnō
genitive *faiminiz *faimanǫ̂
dative *faimini *faimammaz
instrumental *faiminē *faimammiz

Alternative reconstructions

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “pei̯(ə)-, pī˘-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 793
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*faimnjō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 90
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