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 edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

*glaumaz m

  1. jubilation, joyous noise

Inflection edit

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 edit

  • Old English: glēam
  • Old Norse: glaumr

References edit

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