Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/samdaz

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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 *sámh₂dʰos (sand), likely borrowed from a Western European substrate. Cognate with Ancient Greek ψᾰ́μμος (psắmmos), ἄμαθος (ámathos, sand), Latin sabulum (coarse sand, gravel).

Pronunciation

Noun

*samdaz m

  1. sand

Inflection

Declension of *samdaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *samdaz *samdōz, *samdōs
vocative *samd *samdōz, *samdōs
accusative *samdą *samdanz
genitive *samdas, *samdis *samdǫ̂
dative *samdai *samdamaz
instrumental *samdō *samdamiz

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References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*samda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 425-6