Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staumaz

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 earlier *staubmaz, from *staubaz (“dust”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeubʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, obscure”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to whirl, waft, stink, shake; steam, haze, smoke”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɑu̯.mɑz/

Noun

*staumaz m

steam, vapour

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *staumaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*staumaz	staumōz, staumōs
vocative	*staum	staumōz, staumōs
accusative	*staumą	*staumanz
genitive	staumas, staumis	*staumǫ̂
dative	*staumai	*staumamaz
instrumental	*staumō	*staumamiz

Related terms

*steubaną

Descendants

Old English: stēam
- Middle English: stēm, steem
  - Scots: stem, steam
  - English: steam
Old Frisian: *stām
- Saterland Frisian: Stoame
- West Frisian: steam
Old Saxon: *stōm
- Middle Low German: stôm
  - German Low German: Stoom
  - Low German: stom
Old Dutch: *stōm
- Middle Dutch: *stoom
  - Dutch: stoom
    - West Frisian: stoom
Old Norse: (*staumr; *stauma, *steyma (verb))
- Norwegian: stamma (verb), stamba (verb) (dialectal)
- Swedish: stimma (noun & verb), stimba (noun & verb) (dialectal)
- Scots: stim (noun)