Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sumslą

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 *sumslom, equivalent to *swimmaną +‎ *-slą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsum.slɑ̃/

Noun

*sumslą n

1. (East Germanic) pool, place for swimming

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sumslą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sumslą	*sumslō
vocative	*sumslą	*sumslō
accusative	*sumslą	*sumslō
genitive	*sumslas, *sumslis	*sumslǫ̂
dative	*sumslai	*sumslamaz
instrumental	*sumslō	*sumslamiz

Related terms

• *sundą

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌿𐌼𐍃𐌻 (swumsl) (possibly with restored -w- from unattested *𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰𐌽 (*swimman))

References

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