Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kāmō

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

Borrowed from Late Latin cāmus (“muzzle, snaffle”).

Noun

*kāmō m

1. muzzle, bridle, snaffle

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kāmō
Genitive	*kāmini, *kāman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kāmō	*kāman
Accusative	*kāman	*kāman
Genitive	*kāmini, *kāman	*kāmanō
Dative	*kāmini, *kāman	*kāmum
Instrumental	*kāmini, *kāman	*kāmum

Derived terms

• *kāmabrigdil
  • Old Saxon: kāmbriddil
  • Old High German: kāmbrittil
    • Middle High German: kāmbritel

Descendants

• Old English: cāma
• Old High German: kāmo, kām
  • Middle High German: kām