Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grīmô

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 *gʰrēy- (“to paint, streak, smear”), from *gʰer- (“to rub, stroke”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣriː.mɔːː/

Noun

*grīmô m

mask
visor; helmet

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *grīmô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*grīmô	*grīmaniz
vocative	*grīmô	*grīmaniz
accusative	*grīmanų	*grīmanunz
genitive	*grīminiz	*grīmanǫ̂
dative	*grīmini	*grīmammaz
instrumental	*grīminē	*grīmammiz

Descendants

Old English: grīma
- Middle English: grime
  - Scots: grime
  - English: grime
Old Frisian: grīme
- Saterland Frisian: Grīme
Old Saxon: grīmo, grīma, grīm
- Middle Low German: grîmet, grēme
  - German Low German: Greemtiek, Gremeree
Frankish: *grīmo, *grīma
- Old Dutch: *grīmo
  - Middle Dutch: grīme, gryme; grimsel, grijmsel
    - Dutch: grijm
- → Old French: grime, grimuche; grimace, grimouart
  - Middle French: grimace
    - French: grimace
      - → English: grimace
      - → Dutch: grimas
      - → German: Grimasse
  - → Medieval Latin: grimutio
  - → Spanish: grimazo
Old High German: grīmo, grīm
Old Norse: gríma f
- Icelandic: gríma
- Faroese: gríma, grímutur
- Norwegian: grime; grimet
- Old Swedish: grima
  - Swedish: grimma, grima (dialectal)
- Danish: grime
- → Scots: grima, grimek, grimet
Gothic: *𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 (*greima)
- → Galician: grima, grimo