Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aimaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”) + *-mos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.mɑz/

Noun

*aimaz m

1. (North Germanic) steam, smoke

   Synonyms: *dwemrą, *raukiz, *smukô, *staumaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *aimaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aimaz	*aimōz, *aimōs
vocative	*aim	*aimōz, *aimōs
accusative	*aimą	*aimanz
genitive	*aimas, *aimis	*aimǫ̂
dative	*aimai	*aimamaz
instrumental	*aimō	*aimamiz

Derived terms

• *aimuzjǭ

Descendants

• Old Norse: eimr
  • Danish: em
  • Faroese: eimur
  • Icelandic: eimur
  • Norwegian: eim
  • Old Swedish: ēmber
• →⇒ Proto-Finnic: *aimat'ak (see there for further descendants)