Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hamō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hamô.

Noun

*hamō m

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hamō
Genitive	hamini, haman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hamō	*haman
Accusative	*haman	*haman
Genitive	hamini, haman	*hamanō
Dative	hamini, haman	*hamum
Instrumental	hamini, haman	*hamum

Derived terms

*feþruhamō (“plumage, feathers”)
- Old English: feþerhama
  - Middle English: fetherhome, fethirehame
- Old Saxon: fetharhamo
*gunþihamō (“armour, battle-wear”)
- Old Saxon: gūthhamo
- Old High German: gundhamo
*hamiþi
*līkahamō

Descendants

Old English: hama, homa
- Middle English: hame, haum
  - English: hame, heam
Old Frisian: *hama, *homa
- North Frisian: hame
- Saterland Frisian: Hoom
- West Frisian: haam
Old Saxon: *hamo
- Middle Low German: hame, ham
Old Dutch: *hamo
- Middle Dutch: hame
  - Dutch: haam, ham
  - → Middle English: hame
    - English: hame
    - Scots: hame
Old High German: *hamo
- Middle High German: hame, ham
  - German: Hame, Hamen, Ham (dialectal)
  - → Hungarian: hám (see there for further descendants)