Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōhmaz

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 *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”) + Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Noun

*wōhmaz m

1. noise, sound, shout, voice

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wōhmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wōhmaz	*wōhmōz, *wōhmōs
vocative	*wōhm	*wōhmōz, *wōhmōs
accusative	*wōhmą	*wōhmanz
genitive	*wōhmas, *wōhmis	*wōhmǫ̂
dative	*wōhmai	*wōhmamaz
instrumental	*wōhmō	*wōhmamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wohm
  • Old English: wom