*hamô^²

Runic: ᚺᚨᛗᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxɑ.mɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

rod, shaft

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-o-, from *ḱem- (‘to restrain; shaft, collar’). Cognate with Sanskrit शम्या (śámyā) (śámyā, ‘yoke pin, plug, wedge’), Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬨𐬁 (simā) (simā, ‘yoke pin’), Ancient Greek κάμαξ (kámax) (kámax, ‘pole, bar, shaft’), Old Armenian սամիք (samikʻ, ‘facewoods of a yoke’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	hamô	hamaniz
Acc.	hamanų	hamanunz
Gen.	haminiz	hamanǫ̂
Dat.	hamini	hamammaz
Inst.	haminē	hamammiz
Voc.	hamô	hamaniz

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Descendants

*hamō (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Old Dutch)
  - hame (Middle Dutch)
    - haam (Dutch)
*hamō (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Old English)
  - ? (Middle English)
    - hame (English)
*hamō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hamo (Old High German)
  - hame (Middle High German)

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