Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grimmaz

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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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰrem-nó-s or *ǵʰrem-wó-s, from *ǵʰrem- (to vex; to be angry).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*grimmaz

  1. grim, grimly, fierce

Inflection


Descendants

References

  1. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “grim”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 144:*grimma-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒremmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 141
  3. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “grimm”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 278:g. *gremma-
  4. ^ Coromines, Joan (1961) “grima”, in Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 304:gót. *GRIMMS