Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gumô

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 *ǵʰm̥mṓ (human). Cognate with Latin homō (human being).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɣu.mɔː/

    Noun

    *gumô m[1]

    1. man

    Inflection

    Declension of *gumô (masculine an-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *gumô *gumaniz
    vocative *gumô *gumaniz
    accusative *gumanų *gumanunz
    genitive *guminiz *gumanǫ̂
    dative *gumini *gumammaz
    instrumental *guminē *gumammiz

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    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*guman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 195