Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frumô

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *fr- (“for, forward”) +‎ *-umô (“superlative”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr- (“before, formerly; through, throughout”) (see *per-) + Pre-Germanic *-m̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Proto-Germanic ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *ainaz
    Ordinal : *frumô
    Adverbial : *ainas
    Multiplier : *ainafalþaz

*frumô

  1. first

Synonyms: *frumistaz, *furistaz

Inflection

Declension of *frumô (an/īn-stem)
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *frumô *frumaniz *frumį̄ *frumīniz *frumô *frumōnō
Accusative *frumanų *frumanunz *frumīnų *frumīnunz *frumô *frumōnō
Genitive *fruminiz *frumanǫ̂ *frumīniz *frumīnǫ̂ *fruminiz *frumanǫ̂
Dative *frumini *frumammaz *frumīni *frumīmaz *frumini *frumammaz
Instrumental *fruminē *frumammiz *frumīnē *frumīmiz *fruminē *frumammiz


Derived terms

Adjectival forms:

  • Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old Norse: *frum-
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰 (fruma)

Noun forms:

  • Proto-West Germanic:
    • Old English: fruma (“beginning; prince; originator”)
      • Middle English: frume, frome (“origin, source”)
    • Old Frisian: froma (“use, benefit”)
    • Old Saxon: fruma (“use, benefit”)
      • Middle Low German: vrōme (“use, benefit”)
        • ⇒ Middle Low German: vrōme (“righteous”)
          • → Norwegian: from (“pious”)
          • → Old Swedish: fromber (“pious”)
            • Swedish: from (“pious”)
          • → Danish: from (“pious”)
    • Old Dutch: *fruma
      • Middle Dutch: vrome (“use, benefit”)
        • ⇒ Middle Dutch: vrome (“firm, upright”, adjective)
          • Dutch: vroom (“pious”)
    • Old High German: fruma (“use, benefit”)
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