Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dammaz

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

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰm̥bʰ- (to dig), if the original meaning was "dyke created by excavating earth," see also Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, tomb), ταφή (taphḗ), θάπτω (tháptō, bury).[1]

Noun edit

*dammaz m

  1. dam

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *dammaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dammaz *dammōz, *dammōs
vocative *damm *dammōz, *dammōs
accusative *dammą *dammanz
genitive *dammas, *dammis *dammǫ̂
dative *dammai *dammamaz
instrumental *dammō *dammamiz

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Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “dam1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute