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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þūmô

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 Proto-Indo-European *tum- (to swell, be thick), from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell). Cognate with Latin tumeō (swell, puff up, bulge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθuː.mɔːː/

Noun

*þūmô m

  1. thumb

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *þūmô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þūmô *þūmaniz
vocative *þūmô *þūmaniz
accusative *þūmanų *þūmanunz
genitive *þūminiz *þūmanǫ̂
dative *þūmini *þūmammaz
instrumental *þūminē *þūmammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þūmō
    • Old English: þūma
      • Middle English: thombe
        • English: thumb
        • Scots: thoum
        • Yola: thoome, thoume
    • Old Frisian: thūma
      • North Frisian: tome, töme
      • Saterland Frisian: Tume
      • West Frisian: tomme, tûme
    • Old Saxon: thūmo
      • Middle Low German: dûme
        • German Low German: Dumen, Dume, Duum
        • Plautdietsch: Dumen
    • Old Dutch: *thūmo
    • Old High German: dūmo
  • Old Norse: *þumi
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