Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haimaz

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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (village, home), either from o-grade form of *ḱey- (to be lying down, to settle) +‎ *-mos (action/result noun forming suffix), or from *tḱóymos (settlement, dwelling), from o-grade form of *tḱey- (to settle, dwell) +‎ *-mos (action/result noun forming suffix). If the second proposal is correct, cognate of Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, basis, foundation; residing, resting, abiding at ease), Lithuanian kaimas (village, countryside) (though this could be a borrowing).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    *haimaz m

    1. home
    2. house
    3. village

    Inflection

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    masculine a-stemDeclension of *haimaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *haimaz *haimōz, *haimōs
    vocative *haim *haimōz, *haimōs
    accusative *haimą *haimanz
    genitive *haimas, *haimis *haimǫ̂
    dative *haimai *haimamaz
    instrumental *haimō *haimamiz

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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