Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faimaz

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 *(s)poHy-m-os, from *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”). Cognate with Latin spūma (“foam”), Latin pūmex (“pumice”), Sanskrit फेन (phéna, “foam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.mɑz/

Noun

*faimaz m

foam

Inflection

Declension of *faimaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faimaz	faimōz, faimōs
vocative	*faim	faimōz, faimōs
accusative	*faimą	*faimanz
genitive	faimas, faimis	*faimǫ̂
dative	*faimai	*faimamaz
instrumental	*faimō	*faimamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *faim
- Old English: fām n, fǣm
  - Middle English: fom, fam, fome, foom, foome
    - English: foam
      - → Faroese: fómur
    - Scots: fame, faim, faem
  - → Faroese: fám
- Old High German: feim
  - Middle High German: veim
    - Alemannic German: Feim, Fäum
    - Bavarian: Foam
      Cimbrian: vòam, bòam (Mezzaselva)
    - German: Feim
    - East Franconian: Faam
  - >? Middle High German: fūm, vūm
    - German: Faum
Old Norse: *feimr; *feim; *feimi
- Norwegian: feim n; feime m (dialectal)