Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sum

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *sumaz.

Determiner edit

*sum

  1. some

Inflection edit

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *sum
Genitive *sumas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sum *sumu *sum
Accusative *sumanā *sumā *sum
Genitive *sumas *sumeʀā *sumas
Dative *sumumē *sumeʀē *sumumē
Instrumental *sumu *sumeʀu *sumu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sumē *sumō *sumu
Accusative *sumā *sumā *sumu
Genitive *sumeʀō *sumeʀō *sumeʀō
Dative *sumēm, *sumum *sumēm, *sumum *sumēm, *sumum
Instrumental *sumēm, *sumum *sumēm, *sumum *sumēm, *sumum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: sum
    • Middle English: som, somme, summe; zome
      • English: some
      • Scots: sum, some
      • Yola: zim, zum
  • Old Frisian: sum
  • Old Saxon: sum
    • Middle Low German: som
      • Low German: sum
  • Old Dutch: sum
  • Old High German: sum
    • Middle High German: sum