Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/samaz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same, alike”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]*samaz
Inflection
[edit]As with *selbaz, only the weak declension is used in Gothic. It is not known what the Proto-Germanic usage was.
Declension of *samaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *samaz | *samai | *samō | *samôz | *samą, -atō | *samō |
| Accusative | *samanǭ | *samanz | *samǭ | *samōz | *samą, -atō | *samō |
| Genitive | *samas, -is | *samaizǫ̂ | *samaizōz | *samaizǫ̂ | *samas, -is | *samaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *samammai | *samaimaz | *samaizōi | *samaimaz | *samammai | *samaimaz |
| Instrumental | *samanō | *samaimiz | *samaizō | *samaimiz | *samanō | *samaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *samô | *samaniz | *samǭ | *samōniz | *samô | *samōnō |
| Accusative | *samanų | *samanunz | *samōnų | *samōnunz | *samô | *samōnō |
| Genitive | *saminiz | *samanǫ̂ | *samōniz | *samōnǫ̂ | *saminiz | *samanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *samini | *samammaz | *samōni | *samōmaz | *samini | *samammaz |
| Instrumental | *saminē | *samammiz | *samōnē | *samōmiz | *saminē | *samammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *sam
- Old Norse: samr
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (sama)
- → Proto-Finnic: *sama (see there for further descendants)