Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōmaz

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 earlier *wōpmaz, from *wōpijaną + *-maz, second part from Proto-Indo-European *-mos[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.mɑz/

Noun

*wōmaz m

  1. sound, noise

Inflection

Declension of *wōmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wōmaz *wōmōz, *wōmōs
vocative *wōm *wōmōz, *wōmōs
accusative *wōmą *wōmanz
genitive *wōmas, *wōmis *wōmǫ̂
dative *wōmai *wōmamaz
instrumental *wōmō *wōmamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: wōm
  • Old Norse: ómr
    • Icelandic: ómur
    • Norwegian Bokmål: om
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: om

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wōmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
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