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NODE / 0925reconstructedProto-Germanic

*gumōn-

TRANSLITERATION *gumōn-

man; human being

DATE
Proto-Germanic
SENSE
man germanic
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:5:gumon:reconstructed:sense:man-germanic

The Germanic formation behind Old English guma.

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This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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Proto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European suffixed zero-grade formation · earthling zero grade formation

*(dh)ghm̥-on-

earthling; human being

SOUND
Proto-Germanic *gumōn- reflects the suffixed zero-grade formation *(dh)ghm̥-on-.
MEANING
The Germanic man noun is analyzed as an earthling formation.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established — This zero-grade formation is distinct from the o-grade formation behind Latin homō.
Indo-European Root: dhghem-supportsdhghem-: *gumōn- from suffixed zero-grade *(dh)ghm̥-on-

Publishes the zero-grade earthling formation.

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bridegroom5 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
STEP 02compound componentestablished
Old Englishguma→Old English · Old Englishbrȳdgumabridegroom; bride-man
SOUND
Old English brȳdguma contains guma, man, as its second lexical component beside brȳd, bride.
MEANING
The marrying man is named through the inherited human-being noun.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 921 ↗
Bridegroom — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: brȳd plus guma, man ↗Bridegroom — American Heritage Dictionary · Etymology: brȳd, bride plus guma, man ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
STEP 03continuationestablished
Old Englishbrȳdguma→Middle English · Middle Englishbridegomebridegroom
SOUND
Middle English bridegome continues Old English brȳdguma with regular reduction of the final inflection.
MEANING
Bride-man remains the compound meaning.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 920 ↗
Bridegroom — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: bridegome from Old English brȳdguma ↗Bridegroom — American Heritage Dictionary · Etymology: Middle English bridegome from Old English brȳdguma ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 041 EDGE
STEP 04folk etymological remodelingestablished
Middle Englishbridegome→Middle English · Middle English Scotsbrydegromebridegroom
SOUND
Opaque Middle English bridegome is remodeled as brydegrome under the influence of the familiar word groom.
MEANING
The bride-man meaning remains while speakers reinterpret the second element.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 919 ↗
Bridegroom — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: folk etymology from Middle English bridegome ↗Bridegroom — American Heritage Dictionary · Alteration influenced by groom ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 051 EDGE

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WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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