Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hamjaną
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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 either Proto-Indo-European *kem- (“to press”) or *ḱem- (“to cover; skin ~ clothing”). Compare *hamô (“covering, skin”) and *hamiþiją (“shirt”).
Pronunciation
Verb
Conjugation
Conjugation of *hamjaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hammjan
- Old Norse: hemja
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*haman-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 206: “*hamjan-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xam(m)janan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 158