Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hampą

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 forms

  • *happą (nonnasalised)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kob- (“good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in, work, succeed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑm.pɑ̃/

Noun

*hampą n

  1. happiness
  2. good luck, chance

Inflection

Declension of *hampą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hampą *hampō
vocative *hampą *hampō
accusative *hampą *hampō
genitive *hampas, *hampis *hampǫ̂
dative *hampai *hampamaz
instrumental *hampō *hampamiz

Descendants

  • >? Proto-West Germanic: *hap(p) (< *happą)
  • Old Norse: happ
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