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.

Unknown, but presumedly from earlier *Hóymos or *Héymos. If from Proto-Indo-European, the root is to be reconstructed as *h₁ey-, given the seemingly related word *īmą (“soot, dust, dirt”) (also limited to North Germanic). This excludes the more traditional derivation from *h₂ey- (“to burn”) (cf. *h₂eydʰ- (“to ignite”),^[1] *h₂éyos (“ore”) and Proto-Germanic *aisǭ (“fireplace”)),^[2] though Indo-European cognates for *h₁ey- are lacking. However, compare Hittite 𒄿𒉡𒍣 (i-nu-zi, “to heat, make warm”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.mɑz/

*aimaz m^[2] (North Germanic)

1. steam, vapor
2. smoke

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

• *īmą

• *aimuzjǭ

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