Daume

Hunsrik

Etymology

    From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European *tum-.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtaʊ̯mə/
    • Rhymes: -aʊ̯mə
    • Syllabification: Dau‧me

    Noun

    Daume m (plural Daume, diminutive Deimche)

    1. thumb

    See also

    terms for fingers: Werter fer die Fingeredit

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Daume”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 32, column 1

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

      From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European *tum-.

      Compare German Daumen, Dutch duim, English thumb.

      Noun

      Daume m (plural Daume)

      1. thumb
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