Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wetmô

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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 *h₁wédh₂-mō ~ *h₁udh₂-m̥nés, from *h₁wed- (dowry) +‎ *-mō.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*wetmô m[2]

  1. dowry, bride price

Inflection

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masculine an-stemDeclension of *wetmô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wetmô *wetmaniz
vocative *wetmô *wetmaniz
accusative *wetmanų *wetmanunz
genitive *witminiz *wetmanǫ̂
dative *witmini *wetmammaz
instrumental *witminē *wetmammiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Tremblay, Xavier (2009) “Die thematischen Wurzelpräsentia im Hethitischen”, in Akten der XII. Fachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft, vom 11. bis 15. Oktober 2004 in Kraka, Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, page 504
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wetman-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 583