Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glaumaz

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 Pre-Germanic *gʰlow-mo-s, a mo-stem noun from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew- (“to be merry”). Related to Ancient Greek χλεύη (khleúē, “joke, jest”), Proto-Slavic *glumъ (“joke, jest, mockery”),^[1] Old Armenian ձաղ (jał, “derision, mockery”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣlɑu̯.mɑz/

Noun

*glaumaz m

jubilation, joyous noise

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *glaumaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*glaumaz	glaumōz, glaumōs
vocative	*glaum	glaumōz, glaumōs
accusative	*glaumą	*glaumanz
genitive	glaumas, glaumis	*glaumǫ̂
dative	*glaumai	*glaumamaz
instrumental	*glaumō	*glaumamiz

Related terms

*glīwą (disputed)

Descendants

Old English: glēam
- Middle English: glam
  - Scots: glamer
Old Norse: glaumr
- Icelandic: glaumur

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*glauma-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “jaɫ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 428

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*glauma-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180

[2] Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “jaɫ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 428

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