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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jumjaz

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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 Proto-Indo-European *ym̥H-yo-,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *yemH-

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*jumjaz m

  1. twin

Inflection

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masculine ja-stemDeclension of *jumjaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *jumjaz *jumjōz, *jumjōs
vocative *jumi *jumjōz, *jumjōs
accusative *jumją *jumjanz
genitive *jumjas, *jumis *jumjǫ̂
dative *jumjai *jumjamaz
instrumental *jumjō *jumjamiz

Descendants

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  • Old Norse: Ymir

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*jumja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 274