Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gamak

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 *ga- +‎ *mak.

Adjective

*gamak

1. equal, like
2. fitting, suitable

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*gamak
Genitive	*gamakas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gamak	*gamaku	*gamak
Accusative	*gamakanā	*gamakā	*gamak
Genitive	*gamakas	*gamakeʀā	*gamakas
Dative	*gamakumē	*gamakeʀē	*gamakumē
Instrumental	*gamaku	*gamakeʀu	*gamaku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gamakē	*gamakō	*gamaku
Accusative	*gamakā	*gamakā	*gamaku
Genitive	*gamakeʀō	*gamakeʀō	*gamakeʀō
Dative	*gamakēm, *gamakum	*gamakēm, *gamakum	*gamakēm, *gamakum
Instrumental	*gamakēm, *gamakum	*gamakēm, *gamakum	*gamakēm, *gamakum

Derived terms

• *gamakalīk
• *gamakō

Related terms

• *makōn

Descendants

• Old English: ġemæc, ġemec, ġemæcc, ġemæce
  • Middle English: *imeche
    • ⇒ Middle English: imecheliche, imececheliche (adverb)
• Old Saxon: *gimak
  • Middle Low German: gemak
• Old Dutch: *gimac
  • Middle Dutch: gemac
• Old High German: gimah
  • Middle High German: gemach
    • German: gemach