Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faim

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 *faimaz.

Noun

*faim m

1. foam, froth

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*faim
Genitive	*faimas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*faim	*faimō, *faimōs
Accusative	*faim	*faimā
Genitive	*faimas	*faimō
Dative	*faimē	*faimum
Instrumental	*faimu	*faimum

Derived terms

• *faimag
• *faimīg
• *faimijan
• *faimīn
• *faimōn

Related terms

• *faimagōn
• *faimīgōn

Descendants

• Old English: fām n, fǣm
  • Middle English: fom, fam, fome, foom, foome
    • English: foam
      • → Faroese: fómur
    • Scots: fame, faim, faem
  • → Faroese: fám
• Old High German: feim
  • Middle High German: veim
    • Alemannic German: Feim, Fäum
    • Bavarian: Foam

      Cimbrian: vòam, bòam (Mezzaselva)

    • German: Feim
    • East Franconian: Faam
  • >? Middle High German: fūm, vūm
    • German: Faum