Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wammaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to spew, vomit”). Cognate with Latin vomō (“I vomit”), Sanskrit वमति (vámati). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*wammaz m

  1. spot, stain, blemish

Inflection

Declension of *wammaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wammaz *wammōz, *wammōs
vocative *wamm *wammōz, *wammōs
accusative *wammą *wammanz
genitive *wammas, *wammis *wammǫ̂
dative *wammai *wammamaz
instrumental *wammō *wammamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: wamm
  • Proto-Norse: *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ (*wammaʀ)
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼 (wamm)
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