Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hamô

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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; possibly from unattested strong verb *hamaną +‎ *-ô, perhaps cognate with Sanskrit शामूल (śāmūla, “woolen shirt”), seemingly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱem- (“to cover?”).

Noun

*hamô m

  1. shape, physical form
  2. wrapping, binding
  3. skin, flesh
  4. garment, clothing

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *hamô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hamô *hamaniz
vocative *hamô *hamaniz
accusative *hamanų *hamanunz
genitive *haminiz *hamanǫ̂
dative *hamini *hamammaz
instrumental *haminē *hamammiz

Alternative reconstructions

  • *hamaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hama(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 206
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