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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hamô

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?”).[1]

Noun

*hamô m[1]

  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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hamō
    • Old English: hama, homa
      • Middle English: hame, haum
        • English: hame, heam
    • Old Frisian: *hama, *homa
      • North Frisian: hame
      • Saterland Frisian: Hoom
      • West Frisian: haam
    • Old Saxon: *hamo
    • Old Dutch: *hamo
    • Old High German: *hamo
      • Middle High German: hame, ham
        • German: Hame, Hamen, Ham (dialectal)
        • → Hungarian: hám (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: *hami, hamr

References
  1. 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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