Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glaumaz

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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *gʰlowmos, a mo-stem noun from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew- (“to be merry”). Related to Ancient Greek χλεύη (khleúē, “joke, jest”), Old Armenian ձաղ (jał, “derision, mockery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣlɑu̯.mɑz/

Noun

*glaumaz m

1. jubilation, joyous noise

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *glaumaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*glaumaz	*glaumōz, *glaumōs
vocative	*glaum	*glaumōz, *glaumōs
accusative	*glaumą	*glaumanz
genitive	*glaumas, *glaumis	*glaumǫ̂
dative	*glaumai	*glaumamaz
instrumental	*glaumō	*glaumamiz

Descendants

• Old English: glēam
  • Middle English: glam
    • Scots: glamer
• Old Norse: glaumr
  • Icelandic: glaumur

References

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