Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōmǭ

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 *méh₂-meh₂-, reduplication of a base *méh₂- (“mama, mother”). Cognate with Latin mamma (“mother, mama, nurse”), Lithuanian mãma, momà (“mother”), Latvian mãma (“mother”), Old Irish muimme (“foster mother”), Irish mam (“mother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.mɔ̃ː/

Noun

*mōmǭ f

  1. mama, mother
    Synonyms: *aiþį̄, *ammǭ, *mōdēr
  2. aunt, auntie
    Hyponyms: (paternal) *baswǭ, (maternal) *mōdrijǭ, (maternal) *mōijǭ, (paternal) *waswǭ

Inflection

Declension of *mōmǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mōmǭ *mōmōniz
vocative *mōmǭ *mōmōniz
accusative *mōmōnų *mōmōnunz
genitive *mōmōniz *mōmōnǫ̂
dative *mōmōni *mōmōmaz
instrumental *mōmōnē *mōmōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mōmā
    • Old English: *mōme
    • Old Frisian: *mōme
    • Old Saxon: *mōma, *mōme
      • Middle Low German: môme, mône, mȫme
        • Low German: Mohme
          • German Low German: Mohm, Möhm (regional)
    • Old Dutch: *muoma
    • Old High German: *muoma
  • Old Norse: *móma, móna
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