Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Ingumār

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Ingumēraz, equivalent to *Ingu (“Germanic fertility god”) +‎ *mār (“fame”).

Proper noun

*Ingumār m

1. a male given name, meaning famous in battle

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Ingumār
Genitive	*Ingumāras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Ingumār	—
Accusative	*Ingumār	—
Genitive	*Ingumāras	—
Dative	*Ingumārē	—
Instrumental	*Ingumāru	—

Descendants

• Old High German: Ingomār
  • German: Ingemar
  • → German: Ingomar (semi-learned)
• → Latin: Hincmārus
  • → French: Hincmar, Incmar (semi-learned)
  • →? Galician: Angumil