Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/staum

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *staumaz.

Noun

*staum m

steam, vapour

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*staum
Genitive	*staumas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*staum	staumō, staumōs
Accusative	*staum	*staumā
Genitive	*staumas	*staumō
Dative	*staumē	*staumum
Instrumental	*staumu	*staumum

Related terms

*steuban

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: *stôom
  - Dutch: stoom
    - Afrikaans: stoom
    - → Indonesian: setom, setum
    - → West Frisian: stoom
  - Limburgish: stoum