Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kamarā

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 Latin camara, camera (“chamber”).

Noun

*kamarā f

chamber

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kamarā
Genitive	*kamarōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kamarā	*kamarōn
Accusative	*kamarōn	*kamarōn
Genitive	*kamarōn	*kamarōnō
Dative	*kamarōn	kamarōm, kamarum
Instrumental	*kamarōn	kamarōm, kamarum

Derived terms

*kamarling

Descendants

Old Frisian: kamer
- North Frisian: keamer
- Saterland Frisian: camer
Old Saxon: kamara, kamera
- Middle Low German: kāmer, kāmere, kammer
  - Low German: Kamer, Kammer
- → Old Norse: kamarr
  - Icelandic: kamar
  - Faroese: kamar
  - Norwegian: kammer
  - Old Swedish: kamar
    - Swedish: kammare
    - → Finnish: kamari
  - Danish: kammer
Old Dutch: *camara
- Middle Dutch: cāmere
  - Dutch: kamer
    - Afrikaans: kamer
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: kambru
    - → Lokono: kambara
    - → Malay: kamar
      - Indonesian: kamar
        → Petjo: kamar
        → Ternate: kamar
    - → Javanese: ꦏꦩꦂ (kamar)
      - > Caribbean Javanese: kamar (inherited)
    - → Papiamentu: kamber
    - → Peranakan Indonesian: kamer
    - → Sranan Tongo: kamra
      - → Aukan: kambaa
      - → Caribbean Hindustani: kamrá
      - → Saramaccan: kámba
    - → Sinhalese: කාමරය (kāmaraya)
    - →? Trió: kama
  - Limburgish: kamer
Old High German: kamara
- Middle High German: kamer
  - Bavarian: Kåmmer
    Cimbrian: khåmmar, khamara (Sette Comuni)
    
    Mòcheno: kòmmer
  - German: Kammer