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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwemrą
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *dwemaną (“to smoke; fume”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdwem.rɑ̃/
Noun
*dwemrą n
- (West Germanic) smoke, vapour
- Synonyms: *aimaz, *raukiz, *smukô, *staumaz
- (West Germanic) illusion, phantom
- Synonyms: *draugaz, *gaistaz
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *dwemrą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *dwemrą | *dwemrō | |
vocative | *dwemrą | *dwemrō | |
accusative | *dwemrą | *dwemrō | |
genitive | *dwemras, *dwimris | *dwemrǫ̂ | |
dative | *dwimrai | *dwemramaz | |
instrumental | *dwemrō | *dwemramiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *dwemr, *dwimr
- Old English: *dweomor, dwimor, dwimer, dwymer
- Middle English: dweomer, dwimer
- English: dweomer, dwimmer
- ⇒ Old English: ġedwimor
- Middle English: dweomer, dwimer
- Old English: *dweomor, dwimor, dwimer, dwymer
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN