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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wammijaną

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 *wammaz (spot, stain) + *-janą.

Verb

*wammijaną

  1. to stain

Inflection

  • *wēmaz
  • *wēmōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wammijan
    • Old English: wemman
    • Old Frisian: wemma
    • Old Saxon: wemmian
    • Old High German: *wemmen
      • >? Middle High German: wimmen, wimen
      • Old High German: giwemmit (stained, spotted, flecked, ppt)
      • Old High German: wemmāri (corruptor)
      • Old High German: biwemmen
      • Old High German: giwemman)
  • Old Norse: *vemja
    • Danish: væmmes
    • Old Swedish: væmia
      • Swedish: vämjas
  • Gothic: *𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*wammjan)
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