Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klaimaz

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 *gleh₁y- (“to smear, to stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑi̯.mɑz/

Noun

*klaimaz m

1. clay, mortar

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *klaimaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*klaimaz	*klaimōz, *klaimōs
vocative	*klaim	*klaimōz, *klaimōs
accusative	*klaimą	*klaimanz
genitive	*klaimas, *klaimis	*klaimǫ̂
dative	*klaimai	*klaimamaz
instrumental	*klaimō	*klaimamiz

Derived terms

• *klaimijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *klaim
  • Old English: clām
    • Middle English: clame, clom
      • English: cloam (dialectal)
  • Old Dutch: *clēm
    • Middle Dutch: clêem
  • Old High German: kleim
• Old Norse: kleima (<*klaimô)
  • Icelandic: kleima