*staumaz

Runic: ᛊᛏᚨᚢᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈstɑu̯.mɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

steam, vapour

Etymology

From earlier *staubmaz (with loss of the *b triggered by preceding an *m in a heavy syllable), from *staubaz (‘dust’), related to *steubaną (‘to fly about, fume’). The quasi-Proto-Indo-European reconstruction is *stowbʰ-mo-s.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.staumazstaumōz, staumōs
Acc.staumąstaumanz
Gen.staumas, staumisstaumǫ̂
Dat.staumaistaumamaz
Inst.staumōstaumamiz
Voc.staumstaumōz, staumōs

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Descendants

  • *staum (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *stōm (Old Dutch)
      • *stôom (Middle Dutch)
        • stoum (Limburgish)
  • *staum (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *stōm (Old Dutch)
      • *stôom (Middle Dutch)
        • stoom (Dutch)
          • stoom (Afrikaans)
          • setom, setum (Indonesian)
          • stoom (Papiamentu)
          • stoom (West Frisian)
  • *staum (Proto-West Germanic)
    • stēam (Old English)
      • stēm, steem (Middle English)
        • steam (English)
        • stem, steam (Scots)
  • *staum (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *stām (Old Frisian)
      • Stoom (Saterland Frisian)
      • steam (West Frisian)
  • *staum (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *stōm (Old Saxon)
      • stôm (Middle Low German)
        • Stoom (German Low German)
        • stom (Low German)
  • *staumr (Old Norse)
    • stamma, stamba (Norwegian)
    • stim (Scots)
    • stimma, stimba (Swedish)
  • *stauma (Old Norse)
    • stamma, stamba (Norwegian)
    • stim (Scots)
    • stimma, stimba (Swedish)
  • *steyma (Old Norse)
    • stamma, stamba (Norwegian)
    • stim (Scots)
    • stimma, stimba (Swedish)

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