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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faimijō

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

Alternative forms

  • *faimō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pēymen- (girl), *poimen- (breast milk), from Proto-Indo-European *peyǝ-, *pewy-, *py- (milk fat, cream; to grow fat). Cognate with Sanskrit पयते (páyate, pyāyate, to swell, abound, increase, grow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.mi.jɔː/

Noun

*faimijō f

  1. Young woman, maid, maiden

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *faimijō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *faimijō *faimijôz
vocative *faimijō *faimijôz
accusative *faimijǭ *faimijōz
genitive *faimijōz *faimijǫ̂
dative *faimijōi *faimijōmaz
instrumental *faimijō *faimijōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: fēmia, fēmea, fēhmia
  • Old Norse: feima
    • Icelandic: feima
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