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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þūmô

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *tu(h₂)m-ō, from *tum- (to swell), thus "big swollen finger" > "thumb". Cognate with Sanskrit तुम्र (túmra, strong, big), Latin tumor (swelling, tumor), Lithuanian tumė́ti (to coagulate), Welsh twf (strength).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    *þūmô m

    1. thumb

    Inflection

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    masculine an-stemDeclension of *þūmô (masculine an-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *þūmô *þūmaniz
    vocative *þūmô *þūmaniz
    accusative *þūmanų *þūmanunz
    genitive *þūminiz *þūmanǫ̂
    dative *þūmini *þūmammaz
    instrumental *þūminē *þūmammiz

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þū̆man-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 550