Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hamô

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

Uncertain; possibly from unattested strong verb *hamaną +‎ *-ô, perhaps cognate with Sanskrit शामूल (śāmūla, “woolen shirt”), seemingly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱem- (“to cover?”).

Noun

*hamô m

1. shape, physical form
2. wrapping, binding
3. skin, flesh
4. garment, clothing

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *hamô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hamô	*hamaniz
vocative	*hamô	*hamaniz
accusative	*hamanų	*hamanunz
genitive	*haminiz	*hamanǫ̂
dative	*hamini	*hamammaz
instrumental	*haminē	*hamammiz

Alternative reconstructions

• *hamaz

Derived terms

• *hamōną
• *feþrōhamô
• *līkahamô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hamō
  • Old English: hama, homa
    • Middle English: hame, haum
      • English: hame, heam
  • Old Frisian: *hama, *homa
    • North Frisian: hame
    • Saterland Frisian: Hoom
    • West Frisian: haam
  • Old Saxon: *hamo
    • Middle Low German: hame, ham
  • Old Dutch: *hamo
    • Middle Dutch: hame
      • Dutch: haam, ham
      • → Middle English: hame
        • English: hame
        • Scots: hame
  • Old High German: *hamo
    • Middle High German: hame, ham
      • German: Hame, Hamen, Ham (dialectal)
      • → Hungarian: hám (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: *hami, hamr
  • Icelandic: hamur
  • Faroese: hamur
  • Danish: ham
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ham
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ham
  • Swedish: hamn