Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/térmn̥
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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European
Etymology
Pokorny suggests *ter(h₂)- (“to pass through”) + *-mn̥ (action or result suffix); Watkins suggests *ter- (“boundary”) + *-mn̥.
Noun
*térmn̥ n
Inflection
| Athematic, proterokinetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | collective | |||
| nominative | *térmn̥ | *térmō | ||
| genitive | *tr̥méns | *trm̥nés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | collective | |
| nominative | *térmn̥ | *térm̥nih₁ | — | *térmō |
| vocative | *térmn̥ | *térm̥nih₁ | — | *térmō |
| accusative | *térmn̥ | *térm̥nih₁ | — | *térmō |
| genitive | *tr̥méns | *? | — | *trm̥nés |
| ablative | *tr̥méns | *? | — | *trm̥nés |
| dative | *tr̥méney | *? | — | *trm̥néy |
| locative | *tr̥mén, *tr̥méni | *? | — | *tr̥mén, *tr̥méni |
| instrumental | *tr̥ménh₁ | *? | — | *trm̥néh₁ |
Descendants
- >? Proto-Armenian: (< *ter-m(n)-o-)
- Armenian: թարմ (tʻarm, “end-piece”)
- >? Proto-Germanic: *þrumą (“butt, end”) (perhaps earlier *þrumną < *trm̥n-ó-m) (see there for further descendants)
- >? Proto-Germanic: *þrumǭ (< collective)
- Proto-Hellenic: *térmə, *térmōn (< collective)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tárma
- Proto-Italic: *termen, *termenos (see there for further descendants), *termō (< collective)
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1075, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1075
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Watkins, Calvert (1985) “terə-”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt