Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gumāną

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

Kroonen assumes this is a stative verb created to an unattested adjective *gaumaz (attentive), whence also *gaumaz (heed, attention). The zero-grade of the verb would be a secondary development.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*gumāną[1]

  1. to pay attention

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fragumēn
    • Old English: forgumian
    • Old Saxon: fargumōn
  • Proto-West Germanic: *ubargumēn
  • Old Norse: guma

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gumēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 195