Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wambō

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

Disputed; two competing hypotheses are:

The latter etymology assumes that Germanic *w is the expected outcome of PIE *gʷʰ, but this is debated; see *warmaz for discussion.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*wambō f [1]

  1. belly, stomach, abdomen
    Synonyms: *kweþuz, *ambô, *magô, *balgiz
  2. womb
    Synonyms: *kweþuz, *kilþį̄

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *wambō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wambō *wambôz
vocative *wambō *wambôz
accusative *wambǭ *wambōz
genitive *wambōz *wambǫ̂
dative *wambōi *wambōmaz
instrumental *wambō *wambōmiz

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages xxviii and 572: “*wambō-