Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ufumô

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 Pre-Germanic *h₁úpm̥Ho-, equivalent to *ub +‎ *-umô. Cognate with Sanskrit उपम (upamá, “uppermost”), Latin summus (“highest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɸu.mɔːː/

Adjective

*ufumô

1. uppermost, highest

Inflection

Declension of *ufumô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ufumô	*ufumaniz	*ufumį̄	*ufumīniz	*ufumô	*ufumōnō
Accusative	*ufumanų	*ufumanunz	*ufumīnų	*ufumīnunz	*ufumô	*ufumōnō
Genitive	*ufuminiz	*ufumanǫ̂	*ufumīniz	*ufumīnǫ̂	*ufuminiz	*ufumanǫ̂
Dative	*ufumini	*ufumammaz	*ufumīni	*ufumīmaz	*ufumini	*ufumammaz
Instrumental	*ufuminē	*ufumammiz	*ufumīnē	*ufumīmiz	*ufuminē	*ufumammiz

Derived terms

• *ufumistaz

Descendants

• (Old English: yfemest)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌰 (auhuma) (dissimilation of -f- to -h- due to labial environment)

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN