Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēmō

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

The functional o-grade ō-stem derived from *nemaną. **namō would normally be expected, but class 4 and 5 strong verbs show some tendency to use -ē- in places where o-grade -a- is expected.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛː.mɔː/

Noun

*nēmō f

1. taking, acceptance

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *nēmō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nēmō	*nēmôz
vocative	*nēmō	*nēmôz
accusative	*nēmǭ	*nēmōz
genitive	*nēmōz	*nēmǫ̂
dative	*nēmōi	*nēmōmaz
instrumental	*nēmō	*nēmōmiz

Related terms

• *nēmą

Descendants

• Old English: nǣm; nām (nām possibly influenced by or borrowed from Old Norse)
  • Middle English: nam, naam
    • English: naam
• Old Frisian: nōme
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: ofnōme
• Old Saxon: *nāma
  • Middle Low German: nâme
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: innâme
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: ervenâme
• Old High German: nāma
  • Middle High German: nāme, nām
    • German: Nahme (archaic)
    • ⇒ Middle High German: innāme, īnnāme
      • German: Einnahme