Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gamaną

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

Exact origin uncertain. Perhaps from *ga- +‎ *mann-, but the stress is on the first syllable, whereas the prefix *ga- never bears stress. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *(a)gʷhemb- (“to hop, jump, frisk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑ.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Noun

*gamaną n

a fellow human, associate, companion
pleasure, enjoyment, joy
fun, amusement, game, sport

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *gamaną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gamaną	*gamanō
vocative	*gamaną	*gamanō
accusative	*gamaną	*gamanō
genitive	gamanas, gamanis	*gamanǫ̂
dative	*gamanai	*gamanamaz
instrumental	*gamanō	*gamanamiz

Related terms

*gimbaną/*gimpaną
*gumaraz

Descendants

Old English: gamen, gomen
- Middle English: game, gamen, gemen, gomen, gome, gammen, gaume, gamme, gamin, gomin, gomyn, gomun, gam, geme
  - English: game, gammon (dialectal gam) (see there for further descendants)
  - Scots: gemm, gem, gyem
Old Frisian: game, gome
Old Saxon: gaman
- ⇒ Middle Low German: gamel
Old High German: gaman
- Middle High German: gamen, gamel
Old Norse: gaman; (gems)
- Icelandic: gaman
- Faroese: gaman
- Old Swedish: gaman, gamman, gammen
  - Swedish: gamman
- Danish: gammen
- Norwegian: gaman, gammen
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 (gaman)

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