Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/staum

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 *staumaz.

Noun

*staum m

1. steam, vapour

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*staum
Genitive	*staumas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*staum	*staumō, *staumōs
Accusative	*staum	*staumā
Genitive	*staumas	*staumō
Dative	*staumē	*staumum
Instrumental	*staumu	*staumum

Derived terms

• *staumijan

Related terms

• *steuban

Descendants

• Old English: stēam
  • Middle English: stēm, steem
    • Scots: stem, steam
    • English: steam
• Old Frisian: *stām
  • Saterland Frisian: Stoom
  • West Frisian: steam
• Old Saxon: *stōm
  • Middle Low German: stôm
    • German Low German: Stoom
    • Low German: stom
• Old Dutch: *stōm
  • Middle Dutch: *stôom
    • Dutch: stoom
      • Afrikaans: stoom
      • → Indonesian: setom, setum
      • → Papiamentu: stoom (dated)
      • → West Frisian: stoom
    • Limburgish: stoum