Unknown. Compare Ancient Greek ὄρμενος (órmenos, “rushing forward, shoot”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, spring”).[1]
*ermunaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | **ermunaz | **ermunai | **ermunō | **ermunôz | **ermuną, -atō | **ermunō |
Accusative | **ermunanǭ | **ermunanz | **ermunǭ | **ermunōz | **ermuną, -atō | **ermunō |
Genitive | **ermunas, -is | **ermunaizǫ̂ | **ermunaizōz | **ermunaizǫ̂ | **ermunas, -is | **ermunaizǫ̂ |
Dative | **ermunammai | **ermunaimaz | **ermunaizōi | **ermunaimaz | **ermunammai | **ermunaimaz |
Instrumental | **ermunanō | **ermunaimiz | **ermunaizō | **ermunaimiz | **ermunanō | **ermunaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | **ermunô | **ermunaniz | **ermunǭ | **ermunōniz | **ermunô | **ermunōnō |
Accusative | **ermunanų | **ermunanunz | **ermunōnų | **ermunōnunz | **ermunô | **ermunōnō |
Genitive | **ermuniniz | **ermunanǫ̂ | **ermunōniz | **ermunōnǫ̂ | **ermuniniz | **ermunanǫ̂ |
Dative | **ermunini | **ermunammaz | **ermunōni | **ermunōmaz | **ermunini | **ermunammaz |
Instrumental | **ermuninē | **ermunammiz | **ermunōnē | **ermunōmiz | **ermuninē | **ermunammiz |