Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gumô

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 Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ (“human”). Cognate with Latin homō (“human being”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣu.mɔː/

Noun

*gumô m

1. man

Inflection

Declension of *gumô (masculine an-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*gumô	*gumaniz
vocative	*gumô	*gumaniz
accusative	*gumanų	*gumanunz
genitive	*guminiz	*gumanǫ̂
dative	*gumini	*gumammaz
instrumental	*guminē	*gumammiz

Synonyms

• *mann-
• *weraz

Derived terms

• *brūdigumô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gumō
  • Old English: guma
    • Middle English: gome, gom, gomme, gone, goom, goome, gume
      • English: gome
      • Scots: gome
  • Old Frisian: goma
  • Old Saxon: gumo, gomo
  • Old Dutch: *gomo
    • Middle Dutch: gome
  • Old High German: gomo
    • Middle High German: gome
• Old Norse: gumi
  • Danish: brudgom, gom
  • Icelandic: gumi
  • Norwegian: gume
  • Swedish: brudgum
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 (guma)