Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaman

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 *gamaną.

Noun

*gaman n

1. pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gaman
Genitive	*gamanas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gaman	*gamanu
Accusative	*gaman	*gamanu
Genitive	*gamanas	*gamanō
Dative	*gamanē	*gamanum
Instrumental	*gamanu	*gamanum

Derived terms

• *gamanlīk

Descendants

• Old English: gamen, gomen
  • Middle English: game, gamen, gemen, gomen, gome, gammen, gaume, gamme, gamin, gomin, gomyn, gomun, gam, geme
    • English: game, gammon (dialectal gam) (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: gemme, gem, gyem
    • Yola: gaame, gaume, gaaume
• Old Frisian: game, gome
• Old Saxon: gaman
  • ⇒ Middle Low German: gamel
    • German Low German: Gammel
• Old Dutch: *gaman
  • Middle Dutch: gāme
    • ⇒ Middle Dutch: gemelijc
      • Dutch: gemelijk
• Old High German: gaman
  • Middle High German: gamen, gamel
    • German: Gammel (dialectal)