Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klumpô

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 *glembʰ- (“clasp; mass”), from *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklum.pɔːː/

Noun

*klumpô m

clasp; clamp
lump; mass; clump

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *klumpô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*klumpô	*klumpaniz
vocative	*klumpô	*klumpaniz
accusative	*klumpanų	*klumpanunz
genitive	*klumpiniz	*klumpanǫ̂
dative	*klumpini	*klumpammaz
instrumental	*klumpinē	*klumpammiz

Descendants

Old English: *clympe; clympre, clymppe
- Middle English: clompe, clymppan (pl.)
  - English: clump
  - Scots: clump
Old Frisian: klumpa
- Saterland Frisian: Klump
- West Frisian: klomp
Old Saxon: *klumpo
- Middle Low German: klumpe
  - German Low German: Klumpe, Klump
  - Low German: Klump
  - German: Klumpen
  - → Old Swedish: klumper
    - Swedish: klump
Old Dutch: *klumpo
- Middle Dutch: clompe, klompe
  - Dutch: klomp
    - Afrikaans: klomp
    - → English: klomp, clomp
    - → Sranan Tongo: klompu

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