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 *gʰrem-nó-s or *gʰrem-wó-s, from *gʰrem-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Inflection
Declension of *grimmaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *grimmaz | *grimmai | *grimmō | *grimmôz | *grimmą, -atō | *grimmō |
| Accusative | *grimmanǭ | *grimmanz | *grimmǭ | *grimmōz | *grimmą, -atō | *grimmō |
| Genitive | *grimmas, -is | *grimmaizǫ̂ | *grimmaizōz | *grimmaizǫ̂ | *grimmas, -is | *grimmaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *grimmammai | *grimmaimaz | *grimmaizōi | *grimmaimaz | *grimmammai | *grimmaimaz |
| Instrumental | *grimmanō | *grimmaimiz | *grimmaizō | *grimmaimiz | *grimmanō | *grimmaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *grimmô | *grimmaniz | *grimmǭ | *grimmōniz | *grimmô | *grimmōnō |
| Accusative | *grimmanų | *grimmanunz | *grimmōnų | *grimmōnunz | *grimmô | *grimmōnō |
| Genitive | *grimminiz | *grimmanǫ̂ | *grimmōniz | *grimmōnǫ̂ | *grimminiz | *grimmanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *grimmini | *grimmammaz | *grimmōni | *grimmōmaz | *grimmini | *grimmammaz |
| Instrumental | *grimminē | *grimmammiz | *grimmōnē | *grimmōmiz | *grimminē | *grimmammiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *grimm
- Old Norse: grimmr
- Gothic: *𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌼𐍃 (*grimms)[4]
References
- ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “grim”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 144: “*grimma-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒremmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 141
- ^ 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-”
- ^ 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”