Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Rūmu

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Rūmō, itself from Latin Rōma (possibly through Proto-Celtic *Rūmā).[1]

Proper noun

*Rūmu f

  1. Rome

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *Rūmu
Genitive *Rūmā
Singular Plural
Nominative *Rūmu —
Accusative *Rūmā —
Genitive *Rūmā —
Dative *Rūmē —
Instrumental *Rūmu —

Derived terms

Descendants

In many of these descendants, the original form was later influenced by the Latin form (and sometimes Romance languages like French), thereby the earlier ū was replaced with ō.

  • Old English: Rōm, Rūm
    • Middle English: Rome
      • English: Rome
      • Scots: Roum, Rome
  • Old Frisian: Rūme
  • Old Saxon: Rūma
  • Old Dutch: *Rōma
  • Old High German: Rūma, Rōma

References

  1. ^ David Stifter (2009), ‘The Proto-Germanic shift *ā>*ō and early Germanic linguistic contacts’ (pdf), Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics, Bd. 122
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