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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þūmô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *tūm- (to swell, be thick), from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell). Cognate with Latin tumeō (swell, puff up, bulge)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθuː.mɔːː/

Noun

*þūmô m

  1. thumb

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *þūmô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þūmô *þūmaniz
vocative *þūmô *þūmaniz
accusative *þūmanų *þūmanunz
genitive *þūminiz *þūmanǫ̂
dative *þūmini *þūmammaz
instrumental *þūminē *þūmammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

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