Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōmô

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to yawn, gape”) via a -w- extension. Early Germanic -ōw- developed into -ō- only in open syllables, being shortened to -au- in closed syllables, resulting in the oblique form *gaumn-, whence the Old High German variant. Related to Lithuanian gomurỹs (“palate”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*gōmô m

  1. gum, palate

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *gōmô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gōmô *gōmaniz
vocative *gōmô *gōmaniz
accusative *gōmanų *gōmanunz
genitive *gōminiz *gōmanǫ̂
dative *gōmini *gōmammaz
instrumental *gōminē *gōmammiz

Descendants

References

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