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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tōmaz

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

  • *tōmijaz

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *deH-, further origin unknown.[1] Potentially from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (to divide, share), but semantically unconvincing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔː.mɑz/

Adjective

*tōmaz

  1. free, clear, empty, unoccupied

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tōm(ī)
    • Old English: tōm
    • Old Saxon: tōm, tōmi
    • Old High German: *zuom, *zuomi
      • Old High German: widarzuomi
    • Proto-West Germanic: *tōmīg
      • Old Saxon: tōmig
      • Old High German: zuomīg
  • Old Norse: tómr

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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