Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gamet

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 1

From *ga- +‎ *met (“measure”).

Noun

*gamet n

1. moderation
2. measure
3. unit of measurement
4. size

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gamet
Genitive	*gametas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gamet	*gametu
Accusative	*gamet	*gametu
Genitive	*gametas	*gametō
Dative	*gametē	*gametum
Instrumental	*gametu	*gametum

Derived terms

• *gametalīk

Related terms

• *metan
• *gametalīkō

Descendants

• Old English: ġemet
  • Middle English: ȝemet, imet
• Old Saxon: gimet
• Old Dutch: gimet
  • Middle Dutch: gemet
    • Dutch: gemet
• Old High German: gimez
  • Middle High German: *gemez
    • >? German: Gemäß

Etymology 2

From *ga- +‎ *met (“fitting”).

Adjective

*gamet

1. fitting, suitable

   Synonym: *gamātī

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*gamet
Genitive	*gametas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gamet	*gametu	*gamet
Accusative	*gametanā	*gametā	*gamet
Genitive	*gametas	*gameteʀā	*gametas
Dative	*gametumē	*gameteʀē	*gametumē
Instrumental	*gametu	*gameteʀu	*gametu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gametē	*gametō	*gametu
Accusative	*gametā	*gametā	*gametu
Genitive	*gameteʀō	*gameteʀō	*gameteʀō
Dative	*gametēm, *gametum	*gametēm, *gametum	*gametēm, *gametum
Instrumental	*gametēm, *gametum	*gametēm, *gametum	*gametēm, *gametum

Descendants

• Old English: ġemet
• >? Old Frisian: met
• Old Saxon: *gimet
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: ungimet
• Old High German: gimez
  • ⇒ Old High German: ubargimez
  • ⇒ Old High German: ungimez
    • Middle High German: *ungemez
      • >? German: ungemäß