Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēmǭ

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.mɔ̃ː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós (“raw, bitter”), thus "raw skin" > "erysipelas", which Kroonen reconstructs as h₁oh₁-mó-s. Despite superficial similarities, unrelated to *ammōną (“to irritate”), which derives from a different root.

Noun

*ēmǭ f

1. erysipelas

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *ēmǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ēmǭ	*ēmōniz
vocative	*ēmǭ	*ēmōniz
accusative	*ēmōnų	*ēmōnunz
genitive	*ēmōniz	*ēmōnǫ̂
dative	*ēmōni	*ēmōmaz
instrumental	*ēmōnē	*ēmōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old English: ōman
• Old Norse: áma
  • Icelandic: áma
• ⇒ Old Norse: ámusótt
  • Icelandic: ámusótt

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin, with no certain cognates outside of Germanic.

Noun

*ēmǭ f

1. larva (of an insect)

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *ēmǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ēmǭ	*ēmōniz
vocative	*ēmǭ	*ēmōniz
accusative	*ēmōnų	*ēmōnunz
genitive	*ēmōniz	*ēmōnǫ̂
dative	*ēmōni	*ēmōmaz
instrumental	*ēmōnē	*ēmōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *āmā
  • Old English: ēmel (“caterpillar; weevil”)
  • Old Saxon:
    • Middle Low German: emel, emelte (“corn bug; aphid”)
  • Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch:
      • Dutch: emelt (“mosquito larva”)
• Old Norse: *áma
  • Norwegian: åme
  • Elfdalian: oma