Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taumaz

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taumaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *taugmaz, from *teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑu̯.mɑz/

Noun

*taumaz m

1. a tie; tether; rope; cord; strap; leash; bridle
2. that which is tied or bound together; group; team
3. birth; line; lineage; offspring

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *taumaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*taumaz	*taumōz, *taumōs
vocative	*taum	*taumōz, *taumōs
accusative	*taumą	*taumanz
genitive	*taumas, *taumis	*taumǫ̂
dative	*taumai	*taumamaz
instrumental	*taumō	*taumamiz

Derived terms

• *taumijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *taum
  • Old English: tēam
    • Middle English: tem, teem, teeme, teme, teome, them, theam; tæm, team
      • English: team (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: team
  • Old Frisian: tām
    • Saterland Frisian: Toom
    • West Frisian: team
  • Old Saxon: *tām, *tōm
    • Middle Low German: tôm
      • German Low German: Toom
  • Old Dutch: *toum, tōm
    • Middle Dutch: toom
      • Dutch: toom
  • Old High German: zoum
    • Middle High German: zoum
      • German: Zaum
      • Luxembourgish: Zam
• Old Norse: taumr
  • Icelandic: taumur
  • Faroese: teymur
  • Norwegian: taum
  • Old Swedish: tømber
    • Swedish: töm
  • Danish: tømme