Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gimrī

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰim-, *ǵʰeym- (“winter, snow”). Compare Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “goat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣim.riː/

Noun

*gimrī f

1. yearling, female lamb

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *gimrī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gimrī	*gimrijôz
vocative	*gimrī	*gimrijôz
accusative	*gimrijǭ	*gimrijōz
genitive	*gimrijōz	*gimrijǫ̂
dative	*gimrijōi	*gimrijōmaz
instrumental	*gimrijō	*gimrijōmiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: gimbr, gymbr
  • Icelandic: gimbur
  • Faroese: gimbur
  • Swedish: gimmer, gimra
  • Danish: gimmer, gimmerlam
  • → English: gimmer