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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaumaz
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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
Kroonen reconstructs this word from earlier *gaugmaz (compare *draumaz), and connects it with Sanskrit गूहति (gūhati, “to hide”) (with analogical -ū-), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰewǵʰ-, *gʷʰewǵʰ-, assuming the original meaning was "to heed, guard".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.mɑz/
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *gaumaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *gaumaz | *gaumōz, *gaumōs | |
| vocative | *gaum | *gaumōz, *gaumōs | |
| accusative | *gaumą | *gaumanz | |
| genitive | *gaumas, *gaumis | *gaumǫ̂ | |
| dative | *gaumai | *gaumamaz | |
| instrumental | *gaumō | *gaumamiz | |
Derived terms
Related terms
- *gumjaną
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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