Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hampą

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

Alternative forms

  • *happą (nonnasalised)

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *kob- (“good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in, work, succeed”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxɑm.pɑ̃/

    Noun

    *hampą n

    1. happiness
    2. good luck, chance

    Inflection

    Declension of *hampą (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *hampą *hampō
    vocative *hampą *hampō
    accusative *hampą *hampō
    genitive *hampas, *hampis *hampǫ̂
    dative *hampai *hampamaz
    instrumental *hampō *hampamiz

    Descendants

    • >? Proto-West Germanic: *hap(p) (< *happą)
    • Old Norse: happ
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