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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrimmaną

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *trem- (to tremble (in fear)).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*þrimmaną[1]

  1. to swell

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrimman
    • Old Saxon: thrimman
  • Old Norse: þramma

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þremmanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 425-426