Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrōmiz

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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kreH- (“to shout”). Compare Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti, “fame, glory”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔː.miz/

Noun

*hrōmiz m

1. fame

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hrōmiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrōmiz	*hrōmīz
vocative	*hrōmi	*hrōmīz
accusative	*hrōmį	*hrōminz
genitive	*hrōmīz	*hrōmijǫ̂
dative	*hrōmī	*hrōmimaz
instrumental	*hrōmī	*hrōmimiz

Derived terms

• *hrōmijaną

Related terms

• *hrōþiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hrōmi
  • Old Saxon: hrōm
    • Middle Low German: hrōm
  • Old Dutch: *ruom
    • Middle Dutch: roem
      • Dutch: roem
        • Afrikaans: roem
  • Old High German: ruom, hruom
    • Middle High German: ruom
      • German: Ruhm