Reconstruction:Old High German/hamo

This Old High German 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.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hamō, from Proto-Germanic *hamô.

Noun

*hamo m

  1. garment

Declension

Declension of *hamo (masculine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *hamo *hamon, *hamun
accusative *hamon, *hamun *hamon, *hamun
genitive *hamen, *hamin *hamōno
dative *hamen, *hamin *hamōm, *hamōn

Derived terms

  • gundhamo (“byrnie; chainmail shirt”)

Descendants

  • Middle High German: hame, ham
    • German: Hame, Hamen, Ham (dialectal)
    • → Hungarian: hám (see there for further descendants)
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