Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fulmō

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 *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm of the hand”),^[1] from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).^[2] Cognate with Latin palma (“palm”), Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (“hand”), Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, “palm of the hand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸul.mɔː/

Noun

*fulmō f

palm (of the hand)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *fulmō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fulmō	*fulmôz
vocative	*fulmō	*fulmôz
accusative	*fulmǭ	*fulmōz
genitive	*fulmōz	*fulmǫ̂
dative	*fulmōi	*fulmōmaz
instrumental	*fulmō	*fulmōmiz

Synonyms

*lōfô

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *folmu
- Old English: folm, folme
- Old Saxon: folm m (only attested as plural)
- Old High German: folma

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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