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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saumaz

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 *syuHmen- (band), from Proto-Indo-European *syewh₁- (to sew). Cognate with Sanskrit स्यूमन् (syū́man, band, thong, bridle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯.mɑz/

Noun

*saumaz m

  1. stitch, seam, hem, edge

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *saumaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *saumaz *saumōz, *saumōs
vocative *saum *saumōz, *saumōs
accusative *saumą *saumanz
genitive *saumas, *saumis *saumǫ̂
dative *saumai *saumamaz
instrumental *saumō *saumamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saum
    • Old English: sēam
      • Middle English: seem, ceem, ceme, sem, seme, seyme
        • English: seam
        • Scots: seam
    • Old Frisian: sām
      • Saterland Frisian: Soom
      • West Frisian: seam
    • Old Saxon: sōm
    • Old Dutch: *soum
    • Old High German: soum
  • Old Norse: saumr
    • Icelandic: saumur
    • Faroese: seymur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: saum
    • Old Swedish: sø̄mber
    • Danish: søm
      • Norwegian Bokmål: søm
  • Proto-Samic:
    • Northern Sami: sávdnji
  • ? Finnish: sauma
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