< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jumjaz

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 *ym̥H-yo-,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *yemH-

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjumjɑz/

Noun

*jumjaz m

  1. twin

Inflection
    masculine ja-stemDeclension of *jumjaz (masculine ja-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *jumjaz *jumjōz, *jumjōs
    vocative *jumi *jumjōz, *jumjōs
    accusative *jumją *jumjanz
    genitive *jumjas, *jumis *jumjǫ̂
    dative *jumjai *jumjamaz
    instrumental *jumjō *jumjamiz

    Descendants
    • Old Norse: Ymir

    References
    1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*jumja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 274
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.