Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sēmô

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 *séh₁mn̥ (“seed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛː.mɔːː/

Noun

*sēmô n

seed

Inflection

The plural forms preserve the zero-grade forms of the suffix. The dative plural form was apparently taken from the a-stems.

neuter an-stemDeclension of *sēmô (neuter an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sēmô	*sēmnō
vocative	*sēmô	*sēmnō
accusative	*sēmô	*sēmnō
genitive	*sēmniz	*sēmnǫ̂
dative	*sēmni	*sēmnamaz
instrumental	*sēmnē	*sēmnamiz

Synonyms

*sēdiz

Related terms

*sēaną

Descendants

Old Saxon: sāmo
- Middle Low German: sāme
Old High German: sāmo
- Middle High German: sāme, saume
  - German: Samen, Same
    - → Japanese: ザーメン
  - Luxembourgish: Som
  - Vilamovian: zöma
  - Yiddish: זוימען‎ (zoymen) (< saume)
→ Finnish: *šeema > hieman