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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwemrą

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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 *dwemaną (to smoke; fume), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (to smoke, raise dust).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*dwemrą n(West Germanic)

  1. smoke, vapour
    Synonyms: *aimaz, *raukiz, *smukô, *staumaz
  2. illusion, phantom
    Synonyms: *draugaz, *gaistaz

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *dwemrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dwemrą *dwemrō
vocative *dwemrą *dwemrō
accusative *dwemrą *dwemrō
genitive *dwemras, *dwimris *dwemrǫ̂
dative *dwemrai *dwemramaz
instrumental *dwemrō *dwemramiz

Descendants

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References

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