Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gamet

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 1

From *ga- +‎ *met (“measure”).

Noun

*gamet n

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gamet
Genitive	*gametas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gamet	*gametu
Accusative	*gamet	*gametu
Genitive	*gametas	*gametō
Dative	*gametē	*gametum
Instrumental	*gametu	*gametum

Derived terms

*gametalīk

Related terms

*metan
*gametalīkō

Descendants

Old English: ġemet
- Middle English: ȝemet, imet
Old Saxon: gimet
Old Dutch: gimet
- Middle Dutch: gemet
  - Dutch: gemet
Old High German: gimez
- Middle High German: *gemez
  - >? German: Gemäß

Etymology 2

From *ga- +‎ *met (“fitting”).

Adjective

*gamet

fitting, suitable
Synonym: *gamātī

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*gamet
Genitive	*gametas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gamet	*gametu	*gamet
Accusative	*gametanā	*gametā	*gamet
Genitive	*gametas	*gameteʀā	*gametas
Dative	*gametumē	*gameteʀē	*gametumē
Instrumental	*gametu	*gameteʀu	*gametu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gametē	*gametō	*gametu
Accusative	*gametā	*gametā	*gametu
Genitive	*gameteʀō	*gameteʀō	*gameteʀō
Dative	gametēm, gametum	gametēm, gametum	gametēm, gametum
Instrumental	gametēm, gametum	gametēm, gametum	gametēm, gametum

Descendants

Old English: ġemet
>? Old Frisian: met
Old Saxon: *gimet
- ⇒ Old Saxon: ungimet
Old High German: gimez
- ⇒ Old High German: ubargimez
- ⇒ Old High German: ungimez
  - Middle High German: *ungemez
    - >? German: ungemäß