Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/namô

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

PIE word
*h₁nómn̥

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.mɔːː/

Noun

*namô n

name

Inflection

The plural forms preserve the zero-grade forms of the suffix. The dative plural form was apparently taken from the a-stems.

neuter an-stemDeclension of *namô (neuter an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*namô	*namnō
vocative	*namô	*namnō
accusative	*namô	*namnō
genitive	*namniz	*namnǫ̂
dative	*namni	*namnamaz
instrumental	*namnē	*namnamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *namō
- Old English: nama, noma
  - Middle English: name, nome
    - English: name
      - → Sranan Tongo: nen
      - → Japanese: ネーム
    - Geordie English: nyem
    - Scots: name, naim, nem, nome
    - Yola: naame, naume, name
- Old Frisian: nama, noma
  - North Frisian: nom
    - (Mooring): noome
    - (Föhr-Amrum): nööm
  - Saterland Frisian: Nome
  - West Frisian: namme
- Old Saxon: namo
  - Middle Low German: nāme, nōme, nām
    - German Low German: Naam
    - Plautdietsch: Nomen
- Old Dutch: namo
  - Middle Dutch: nāme
    - Dutch: naam
    - Limburgish: naam, naom
- Old High German: namo
  - Middle High German: name
    - Alemannic German: Naame
      Italian Walser: namä, noame, nomu, nàmund
    - Bavarian: Nama, Nam, Nåm
      Cimbrian: nåm, name, naamo
      Mòcheno: nu'm
      Udinese: nome, nòmm, nome, nomat
    - German: Name, Namen
    - Luxembourgish: Numm
    - Rhine Franconian:
      Pennsylvania German: Naame
    - Yiddish: נאָמען (nomen)
Old Norse: namn, nafn, naβn — Old East Norse; namn
- Icelandic: nafn
- Faroese: navn
- Norn: namn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nabn, namn
- Old Swedish: nampn
  - Swedish: namn
- Old Danish: nafn, nauæn
  - Danish: navn
    - Norwegian Bokmål: navn
- Gutnish: namn
Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 (namō)