Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faimaz

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 *(s)poHy-m-os, from *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”). Cognate with Latin spūma (“foam”), Latin pūmex (“pumice”), Sanskrit फेन (phéna, “foam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.mɑz/

Noun

*faimaz m

foam

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *faimaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faimaz	faimōz, faimōs
vocative	*faim	faimōz, faimōs
accusative	*faimą	*faimanz
genitive	faimas, faimis	*faimǫ̂
dative	*faimai	*faimamaz
instrumental	*faimō	*faimamiz

Descendants

Old English: fām n
- Middle English: fome, fam, fom, foom
  - Scots: fame, faym, faem
  - English: foam
- → Faroese: fám
Old High German: feim
- Middle High German: veim
  - Cimbrian: bòam
  - German: Feim
Old Norse: *feimr; *feim
- Norwegian (dialectal): feim n; feim m