Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grimm
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.
Adjective
[edit]*grimm[1]
Inflection
[edit]| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *grimm | ||
| Genitive | *grimmas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *grimm | *grimmu | *grimm |
| Accusative | *grimmanā | *grimmā | *grimm |
| Genitive | *grimmas | *grimmeʀā | *grimmas |
| Dative | *grimmumē | *grimmeʀē | *grimmumē |
| Instrumental | *grimmu | *grimmeʀu | *grimmu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *grimmē | *grimmō | *grimmu |
| Accusative | *grimmā | *grimmā | *grimmu |
| Genitive | *grimmeʀō | *grimmeʀō | *grimmeʀō |
| Dative | *grimmēm, *grimmum | *grimmēm, *grimmum | *grimmēm, *grimmum |
| Instrumental | *grimmēm, *grimmum | *grimmēm, *grimmum | *grimmēm, *grimmum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: grimm, grim
- Old Frisian: grimm, grim
- Old Saxon: grim
- Old Dutch: grim
- Old High German: grim
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130: “PWGmc *grimm”