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

happiness
good luck, chance

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension 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

Related terms

*hampijaną

Descendants

>? Proto-West Germanic: *hap(p) (< *happą)
- Old English: ġehæp
Old Norse: happ
- Icelandic: happ
- Faroese: happ
- Norn: happ
- → Middle English: happe, happ
  - English: hap

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