Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grōmō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Noun

*grōmō m

1. Alternative form of *grōm

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*grōmō
Genitive	*grōmini, *grōman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*grōmō	*grōman
Accusative	*grōman	*grōman
Genitive	*grōmini, *grōman	*grōmanō
Dative	*grōmini, *grōman	*grōmum
Instrumental	*grōmini, *grōman	*grōmum

Descendants

• Old English: *grōma
  • Middle English: grome, grom, grume
    • English: groom
      • → Dutch: groom
    • Scots: grome, grume, greem
    • → Old French: gromme, groume
      • ⇒ Old French: groumet
        • Middle French: gourmet
          • French: gourmet
            • → English: gourmet
    • → Icelandic: grómr, gromr