Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glaumaz

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 Pre-Germanic *gʰlow-mo-s, a mo-stem noun from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew- (to be merry). Related to Ancient Greek χλεύη (khleúē, joke, jest), Proto-Slavic *glumъ (joke, jest, mockery),[1] Old Armenian ձաղ (jał, derision, mockery).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlɑu̯.mɑz/

Noun

*glaumaz m

  1. jubilation, joyous noise

Inflection

Declension of *glaumaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *glaumaz *glaumōz, *glaumōs
vocative *glaum *glaumōz, *glaumōs
accusative *glaumą *glaumanz
genitive *glaumas, *glaumis *glaumǫ̂
dative *glaumai *glaumamaz
instrumental *glaumō *glaumamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: glēam
  • Old Norse: glaumr

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glauma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
  2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “jaɫ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 428