Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gimrį̄

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 *ǵʰyem- (“winter”) (in o-grade *ǵʰyom- with loss of -y-). Cognate with Latin hiems (“winter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣim.rĩː/

Noun

*gimrį̄ f

1. A yearling lamb

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *gimrį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gimrį̄	*gimrīniz
vocative	*gimrį̄	*gimrīniz
accusative	*gimrīnų	*gimrīnunz
genitive	*gimrīniz	*gimrīnǫ̂
dative	*gimrīni	*gimrīmaz
instrumental	*gimrīnē	*gimrīmiz

Related terms

• *gamalaz

Descendants

• Frankish: *ingimus, *inzimus, *inzismus (attested in the Salic Laws; < *ainagim-)
• Old Norse: gimbr, gymbr
  • Icelandic: gimbur
  • Faroese: gimbur
  • Norwegian: gimbur, gimbur (dialectal)
  • Swedish: gimber, gimmer
  • → Middle English: gymbyre, gymbure
    • English: gimmer
    • Scots: gimmer