Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gamaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editExact origin uncertain. Perhaps from *ga- + *mann-, but the stress is on the first syllable, whereas the prefix *ga- never bears stress. Alternatively:
- Cognate with Proto-Slavic *gomonъ (“noise”)[1]
- Pokorny compares Middle High German gampen, gumpen (“to jump”) (cf. *gampaz) and Ancient Greek ἀθεμβοῦσα (athemboûsa, “exuberant”), which would point to Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)gʷʰemb- (“to hop, jump, frisk”).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*gamaną n
Inflection
editneuter a-stemDeclension of *gamaną (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *gamaną | *gamanō | |
vocative | *gamaną | *gamanō | |
accusative | *gamaną | *gamanō | |
genitive | *gamanas, *gamanis | *gamanǫ̂ | |
dative | *gamanai | *gamanamaz | |
instrumental | *gamanō | *gamanamiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *gaman
- Old Norse: gaman; (gems)
- >? Old Norse: man
- Icelandic: man
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 (gaman)
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒamanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 125
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 490
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms with unknown etymologies
- Proto-Germanic terms prefixed with *ga-
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic neuter nouns
- Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns
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