Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēþmô

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 *h₁éh₁t-mō ~ *h₁h₁t-m̥nés (“breath, spirit”), from *h₁eh₁t- +‎ *-mō. Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā. Compare *ēþrǭ.

Noun

*ēþmô m[1]

  1. breath
  2. spirit

Inflection

Declension of *ēþmô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ēþmô *ēþmaniz
vocative *ēþmô *ēþmaniz
accusative *ēþmanų *ēþmanunz
genitive *ēþminiz *ēþmanǫ̂
dative *ēþmini *ēþmammaz
instrumental *ēþminē *ēþmammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *āþmō

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*eþman- - *edman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 119-120
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