Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aimaz

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

Unknown, but presumedly from earlier *Hóymos or *Héymos. If from Proto-Indo-European, the root is to be reconstructed as *h₁ey-, given the seemingly related word *īmą (“soot, dust, dirt”) (also limited to North Germanic). This excludes the more traditional derivation from *h₂ey- (“to burn”) (cf. *h₂eydʰ- (“to ignite”),[1] *h₂éyos (“ore”) and Proto-Germanic *aisǭ (“fireplace”)),[2] though Indo-European cognates for *h₁ey- are lacking. However, compare Hittite 𒄿𒉡𒍣 (i-nu-zi, “to heat, make warm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.mɑz/

Noun

*aimaz m[2] (North Germanic)

  1. steam, vapor
  2. smoke
    Synonyms: *dwemrą, *raukiz, *smukô, *staumaz

Inflection

Declension of *aimaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aimaz *aimōz, *aimōs
vocative *aim *aimōz, *aimōs
accusative *aimą *aimanz
genitive *aimas, *aimis *aimǫ̂
dative *aimai *aimamaz
instrumental *aimō *aimamiz
  • *īmą

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: eimr
  • →⇒ Proto-Finnic: *aimat'ak (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*aimaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 7
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aima-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 11
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