Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hamô

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 *ḱem- (“to cover”). Cognate with Sanskrit शामुल्य (śāmulya, “shirt”).

Noun

*hamô m

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *hamô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hamô	*hamaniz
vocative	*hamô	*hamaniz
accusative	*hamanų	*hamanunz
genitive	*haminiz	*hamanǫ̂
dative	*hamini	*hamammaz
instrumental	*haminē	*hamammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hamō
- Old English: hama, homa
  - Middle English: hame, haum
    - English: hame, heam
- Old Frisian: *hama, *homa
  - North Frisian: hame
  - Saterland Frisian: Hoom
  - West Frisian: haam
- Old Saxon: *hamo
  - Middle Low German: hame, ham
- Old Dutch: *hamo
  - Middle Dutch: hame
    - Dutch: haam, ham
    - → Middle English: hame
      - English: hame
      - Scots: hame
- Old High German: *hamo
  - Middle High German: hame, ham
    - German: Hame, Hamen, Ham (dialectal)
    - → Hungarian: hám (see there for further descendants)
Old Norse: *hami, hamr
- Icelandic: hamur
- Faroese: hamur
- Danish: ham
- Norwegian Bokmål: ham
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ham
- Swedish: hamn

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