Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēmiz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *kwemaną (“to come”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʷɛː.miz/

Adjective

*kwēmiz

coming
able to come

Inflection

Declension of *kwēmiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*kwēmiz	*kwēmī	kwēmį, -jatō	*kwēmijai	*kwēmijôz	*kwēmijō
accusative	*kwēmijanǭ	*kwēmijǭ	kwēmį, -jatō	*kwēmijanz	*kwēmijōz	*kwēmijō
genitive	kwēmijas, kwēmīs	*kwēmijaizōz	kwēmijas, kwēmīs	*kwēmijaizǫ̂	*kwēmijaizǫ̂	*kwēmijaizǫ̂
dative	*kwēmijammai	*kwēmijaizōi	*kwēmijammai	*kwēmijaimaz	*kwēmijaimaz	*kwēmijaimaz
instrumental	*kwēmijanō	*kwēmijaizō	*kwēmijanō	*kwēmijaimiz	*kwēmijaimiz	*kwēmijaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*kwēmijô	*kwēmijǭ	*kwēmijô	*kwēmijaniz	*kwēmijōniz	*kwēmijōnō
accusative	*kwēmijanų	*kwēmijōnų	*kwēmijô	*kwēmijanunz	*kwēmijōnunz	*kwēmijōnō
genitive	*kwēmīniz	*kwēmijōniz	*kwēmīniz	*kwēmijanǫ̂	*kwēmijōnǫ̂	*kwēmijanǫ̂
dative	*kwēmīni	*kwēmijōni	*kwēmīni	*kwēmijammaz	*kwēmijōmaz	*kwēmijammaz
instrumental	*kwēmīnē	*kwēmijōnē	*kwēmīnē	*kwēmijammiz	*kwēmijōmiz	*kwēmijammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *kwāmī
- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *bikwāmī
  - Old Saxon: *biquāmi
    - Middle Low German: bequeme, bequame
      - Low German: bequeem
      - → Swedish: bekväm
  - Old Dutch: *biquāmi
    - Middle Dutch: bequame
      - Dutch: bekwaam
  - Old High German: biquāmi
    - Middle High German: bequäme
      - German: bequem
    - ⇒ Old High German: unbiquāmi
Old Norse: kvæmr
- Icelandic: kvæmur
- Old Swedish: qvæmber