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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ēmǭ (“larva”).
Noun
*āmā f
- larva (of an insect)
Inflection
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Singular
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*āmā
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| Genitive
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*āmōn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*āmā
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*āmōn
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| Accusative
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*āmōn
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*āmōn
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| Genitive
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*āmōn
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*āmōnō
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| Dative
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*āmōn
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*āmōm, *āmum
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| Instrumental
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*āmōn
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*āmōm, *āmum
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Descendants
- Old English: ēmel (“caterpillar; weevil”)
- Old Saxon:
- Middle Low German: emel, emelte (“corn bug; aphid”)
- Old Dutch:
- Middle Dutch:
- Dutch: emelt (“mosquito larva”)