Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-umô

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 Pre-Germanic *-m̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.[1] Cognate with Latin -imus, Sanskrit -अम (-ama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.mɔːː/

Adjective

*-umô

  1. Forms comparative or superlative adjectives.

Inflection

Declension of *-umô (an/īn-stem)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-umô *-umį̄ *-umô *-umaniz *-umīniz *-umōnō
accusative *-umanų *-umīnų *-umô *-umanunz *-umīnunz *-umōnō
genitive *-uminiz *-umīniz *-uminiz *-umanǫ̂ *-umīnǫ̂ *-umanǫ̂
dative *-umini *-umīni *-umini *-umammaz *-umīmaz *-umammaz
instrumental *-uminē *-umīnē *-uminē *-umammiz *-umīmiz *-umammiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-umô
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aftumô
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frumô
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/medumô
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ufumô

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *-umō
    • Old English: -uma, -ema, -ma
      • English: -most (from -emest(a))
  • Gothic: -𐌿𐌼𐌰 (-uma)

References

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