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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hamaraz
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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
Traditionally treated as derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō (“stone”) (compare Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman, “stone”)), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), via a formation like *h₂eḱmoros (compare Sanskrit अश्मर (aśmará, “stony”)). But the phonology is problematic; even the metathesis of *h₂ and ḱ assumed to underlie Proto-Balto-Slavic *kā́ˀmō does not account for the Germanic short vowel. Hyllested instead suggests borrowing from Proto-Finnic *hamara (“butt of an axe, back of a knife”).
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hamaraz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hamaraz | *hamarōz, *hamarōs | |
| vocative | *hamar | *hamarōz, *hamarōs | |
| accusative | *hamarą | *hamaranz | |
| genitive | *hamaras, *hamaris | *hamarǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hamarai | *hamaramaz | |
| instrumental | *hamarō | *hamaramiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hamar
- Old Norse: hamarr
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