Traditionally derived Proto-Indo-European *pḱór-mo-s (“shame, grief, torment, pain”), from *pḱer- (“to have shame, distress over”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *sormъ (“shame”), Persian شرم (šarm, “idem”), Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀 (fšarəma, “sense of shame”).[1] Because of PIE root constraints and the fact that the only evidence for *p- comes from Avestan, an alternative etymology reconstructs the root as *ḱer(H)-.
*harmaz[2] (West Germanic)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *harmaz | *harmai | *harmō | *harmôz | *harmą, -atō | *harmō |
Accusative | *harmanǭ | *harmanz | *harmǭ | *harmōz | *harmą, -atō | *harmō |
Genitive | *harmas, -is | *harmaizǫ̂ | *harmaizōz | *harmaizǫ̂ | *harmas, -is | *harmaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *harmammai | *harmaimaz | *harmaizōi | *harmaimaz | *harmammai | *harmaimaz |
Instrumental | *harmanō | *harmaimiz | *harmaizō | *harmaimiz | *harmanō | *harmaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *harmô | *harmaniz | *harmǭ | *harmōniz | *harmô | *harmōnō |
Accusative | *harmanų | *harmanunz | *harmōnų | *harmōnunz | *harmô | *harmōnō |
Genitive | *harminiz | *harmanǫ̂ | *harmōniz | *harmōnǫ̂ | *harminiz | *harmanǫ̂ |
Dative | *harmini | *harmammaz | *harmōni | *harmōmaz | *harmini | *harmammaz |
Instrumental | *harminē | *harmammiz | *harmōnē | *harmōmiz | *harminē | *harmammiz |
*harmaz m[3]
masculine a-stemDeclension of *harmaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *harmaz | *harmōz, *harmōs | |
vocative | *harm | *harmōz, *harmōs | |
accusative | *harmą | *harmanz | |
genitive | *harmas, *harmis | *harmǫ̂ | |
dative | *harmai | *harmamaz | |
instrumental | *harmō | *harmamiz |