Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/amsaz

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos (shoulder). Compare Latin umerus, Sanskrit अंस (áṃsa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*amsaz m[1]

  1. shoulder

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *amsaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *amsaz *amsōz, *amsōs
vocative *ams *amsōz, *amsōs
accusative *amsą *amsanz
genitive *amsas, *amsis *amsǫ̂
dative *amsai *amsamaz
instrumental *amsō *amsamiz

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: áss
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌼𐍃 (ams)

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*amsa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 25