Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaman

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gamaną.

Noun

*gaman n

pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gaman
Genitive	*gamanas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gaman	*gamanu
Accusative	*gaman	*gamanu
Genitive	*gamanas	*gamanō
Dative	*gamanē	*gamanum
Instrumental	*gamanu	*gamanum

Derived terms

*gamanlīk

Descendants

Old English: gamen, gomen
- Middle English: game, gamen, gemen, gomen, gome, gammen, gaume, gamme, gamin, gomin, gomyn, gomun, gam, geme
  - English: game (see there for further descendants); gammon (dialectal gam)
  - Scots: gemme, gem, gyem
  - Yola: gaame, gaume, gaaume
Old Frisian: game, gome
- >? West Frisian: gammen
Old Saxon: gaman
- ⇒ Middle Low German: gamel
  - German Low German: Gammel
Old Dutch: *gaman
- Middle Dutch: gāme
  - ⇒ Middle Dutch: gemelijc
    - Dutch: gemelijk
Old High German: gaman
- Middle High German: gamen, gamel
  - German: Gammel (dialectal)