Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/melhmô

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 Pre-Germanic *mélḱmō, derived from a lost verb *melhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *melḱ- (to cloud, overcast).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*melhmô m

  1. cloud, overcast

Inflection edit

masculine an-stemDeclension of *melhmô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *melhmô *melhmaniz
vocative *melhmô *melhmaniz
accusative *melhmanų *melhmanunz
genitive *milhminiz *melhmanǫ̂
dative *milhmini *melhmammaz
instrumental *milhminē *melhmammiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰 (milhma)

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN