Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ufumô

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 Pre-Germanic *h₁úpm̥Ho-, equivalent to *ub +‎ *-umô. Cognate with Sanskrit उपम (upamá, “uppermost”), Latin summus (“highest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ɸu.mɔːː/

Adjective

*ufumô

  1. uppermost, highest

Inflection

Declension of *ufumô (an/īn-stem)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ufumô *ufumį̄ *ufumô *ufumaniz *ufumīniz *ufumōnō
accusative *ufumanų *ufumīnų *ufumô *ufumanunz *ufumīnunz *ufumōnō
genitive *ufuminiz *ufumīniz *ufuminiz *ufumanǫ̂ *ufumīnǫ̂ *ufumanǫ̂
dative *ufumini *ufumīni *ufumini *ufumammaz *ufumīmaz *ufumammaz
instrumental *ufuminē *ufumīnē *ufuminē *ufumammiz *ufumīmiz *ufumammiz

Derived terms

  • *ufumistaz

Descendants

  • (Old English: yfemest)
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌰 (auhuma) (dissimilation of -f- to -h- due to labial environment)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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