Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hammō

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *hamō

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from earlier *hanmō, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”),[1] and thus cognate with Old Irish cnáim (“bone”) and Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, “tibia”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑm.mɔː/

Noun

*hammō f

  1. shinbone
  2. the hollow of the knee
  3. ham

Inflection

Declension of *hammō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hammō *hammôz
vocative *hammō *hammôz
accusative *hammǭ *hammōz
genitive *hammōz *hammǫ̂
dative *hammōi *hammōmaz
instrumental *hammō *hammōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hamm, ham, hom
    • Middle English: hamme
  • Old Saxon: *hama, *hamma
  • Old Dutch: *hama, *hamma
  • Old High German: hama, hamma
  • Old Norse: hǫm
    • Icelandic: höm
    • Norwegian Bokmål: homme
    • Swedish: hamboge
    • Danish: hambugt

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ham(m)ō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 207
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