Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dammaz

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. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰm̥bʰ- (“to dig”), if the original meaning was "dyke created by excavating earth," see also Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “tomb”), ταφή (taphḗ), θάπτω (tháptō, “bury”).[1] Another theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁mn-os, related to *dʰéh₁mn̥ (“that which is set or established; home”), whence Sanskrit धामन् (dhā́man, “abode; statute, law”).[2]

Noun

*dammaz m[2]

  1. dam

Inflection

Declension of *dammaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dammaz *dammōz, *dammōs
vocative *damm *dammōz, *dammōs
accusative *dammą *dammanz
genitive *dammas, *dammis *dammǫ̂
dative *dammai *dammamaz
instrumental *dammō *dammamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *damm
    • Old English: *damm, *dam (in derivatives)
    • Old Frisian: dam, dom
      • Saterland Frisian: Dom
      • West Frisian: dam
    • Old Saxon: *damm, *dam
    • Old Dutch: *damm, dam (in placenames)
    • Old High German: *tamm
  • Old Norse: dammr
    • Icelandic: dammur
    • Faroese: dammur
    • Old Danish: dam
    • Old Swedish: damber
    • Gutnish: dam

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “dam1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đammaz ~ *đamman”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 67-8
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