Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/amliz

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

*amriz

Etymology

Possibly from Ancient Greek—Latinamylum, amylī (“starch”) since the presumably more conservative -l- variant is found in South West Germanic (Alemannic) languages, which border Latin. Ultimately cognate with *melwą.
The stem-final r—l interchangeability as well as the similar word *amazǭ are also to be considered.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.liz/

Noun

*amliz m

spelt, emmer
starch produced from it

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *amliz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*amliz	*amlīz
vocative	*amli	*amlīz
accusative	*amlį	*amlinz
genitive	*amlīz	*amlijǫ̂
dative	*amlī	*amlimaz
instrumental	*amlī	*amlimiz

Descendants

Old Saxon: amar, amarkorn, amer, amur
Old High German: *amal, amar, amari
- Middle High German: amel, amelkorn, amer, amerkorn, emer, emerkorn
  - German: Amelkorn, Amelmehl, Ammer, Emmer, Merkorn
    - English: emmer

Noun

*amliz f or m

spelt-eating bird; ammer, yellowhammer
Synonym: *amazǭ

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *amliz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*amliz	*amlīz
vocative	*amli	*amlīz
accusative	*amlį	*amlinz
genitive	*amlīz	*amlijǫ̂
dative	*amlī	*amlimaz
instrumental	*amlī	*amlimiz

Descendants

Old English: amor, omer
- Middle English: emer, emere
  - English: ammer
Old Saxon: amar, amor, amur
Old High German: amar, amarling, amaring, amarzo, amerzo, amirzo
- Middle High German: amer, amerlinc, amerinc, emer, emerlinc, emberiz
  - German: Ammer, Emmer, Emmerling, Emmering, Emmeritz, Emmeritze
  - Middle Latin: amera, amarellus, ameringa, merlus, emberiza