Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/amalą

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 *h₃emh₃- (to seize, to tackle)

      Noun

      *amalą n

      1. hard work, toil, struggle

      Inflection

      Declension of *amalą (neuter a-stem)
      singular plural
      nominative *amalą *amalō
      vocative *amalą *amalō
      accusative *amalą *amalō
      genitive *amalas, *amalis *amalǫ̂
      dative *amalai *amalamaz
      instrumental *amalō *amalamiz

      Descendants

      • Old Norse: *aml
      Unsorted formations
      • Old High German: Amalunc, Amelunc
      • Proto-Germanic: *amalōną

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “amla”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
      2. 2.0 2.1 Jakobsen, Jakob (1921) “aml, ammel, ambel¹”, in An etymological dictionary of the Norn language in Shetland[1], 1st edition, volume 1, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, published 1928, retrieved 22 January 2024, page 11