Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jumjaz

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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 Proto-Indo-European *ym̥H-yo-,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *yemH-

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*jumjaz m

  1. twin

Inflection edit

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *jumjaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *jumjaz *jumjōz, *jumjōs
vocative *jumi *jumjōz, *jumjōs
accusative *jumją *jumjanz
genitive *jumjas, *jumis *jumjǫ̂
dative *jumjai *jumjamaz
instrumental *jumjō *jumjamiz

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: Ymir

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*jumja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 274