Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faimijō

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

*faimō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pēymen- (“girl”), *poimen- (“breast milk”), from Proto-Indo-European *peyǝ-, *pewy-, *py- (“milk fat, cream; to grow fat”). Cognate with Sanskrit पयते (páyate, pyāyate, “to swell, abound, increase, grow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.mi.jɔː/

Noun

*faimijō f

Young woman, maid, maiden

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *faimijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faimijō	*faimijôz
vocative	*faimijō	*faimijôz
accusative	*faimijǭ	*faimijōz
genitive	*faimijōz	*faimijǫ̂
dative	*faimijōi	*faimijōmaz
instrumental	*faimijō	*faimijōmiz

Related terms

*faimnijǭ

Descendants

Old Saxon: fēmia, fēmea, fēhmia
Old Norse: feima
- Icelandic: feima