Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sōmiz

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

Unknown; possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested strong verb *samaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔː.miz/

Adjective

*sōmiz

  1. seemly, suitable, compatible

Inflection

Declension of *sōmiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sōmiz *sōmī *sōmį, *-jatō *sōmijai *sōmijôz *sōmijō
accusative *sōmijanǭ *sōmijǭ *sōmį, *-jatō *sōmijanz *sōmijōz *sōmijō
genitive *sōmijas, *sōmīs *sōmijaizōz *sōmijas, *sōmīs *sōmijaizǫ̂ *sōmijaizǫ̂ *sōmijaizǫ̂
dative *sōmijammai *sōmijaizōi *sōmijammai *sōmijaimaz *sōmijaimaz *sōmijaimaz
instrumental *sōmijanō *sōmijaizō *sōmijanō *sōmijaimiz *sōmijaimiz *sōmijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sōmijô *sōmijǭ *sōmijô *sōmijaniz *sōmijōniz *sōmijōnō
accusative *sōmijanų *sōmijōnų *sōmijô *sōmijanunz *sōmijōnunz *sōmijōnō
genitive *sōmīniz *sōmijōniz *sōmīniz *sōmijanǫ̂ *sōmijōnǫ̂ *sōmijanǫ̂
dative *sōmīni *sōmijōni *sōmīni *sōmijammaz *sōmijōmaz *sōmijammaz
instrumental *sōmīnē *sōmijōnē *sōmīnē *sōmijammiz *sōmijōmiz *sōmijammiz

Derived terms

  • *sōmaz
  • *sōmō
  • *sōmô

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sōmī
    • Old English: *sōme, *sōm
      • ⇒ Old English: ġesōm
    • Old Frisian: sōm
    • Old Saxon: sōmi
    • Old High German: *suomi
      • Middle High German: süome
  • Old Norse: sǿmr, sœmr
    • Icelandic: sæmur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: søm
    • → Middle English: seme
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