Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/harm

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *harmaz.

Adjective

*harm

  1. painful
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *harm
Genitive *harmas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *harm *harmu *harm
Accusative *harmanā *harmā *harm
Genitive *harmas *harmeʀā *harmas
Dative *harmumē *harmeʀē *harmumē
Instrumental *harmu *harmeʀu *harmu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *harmē *harmō *harmu
Accusative *harmā *harmā *harmu
Genitive *harmeʀō *harmeʀō *harmeʀō
Dative *harmēm, *harmum *harmēm, *harmum *harmēm, *harmum
Instrumental *harmēm, *harmum *harmēm, *harmum *harmēm, *harmum
Descendants
  • Old English: hearm
  • Old Saxon: harm
    • Middle Low German: *harm (possibly)
    • Old Danish: harm
    • Norwegian Bokmål: harm
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: harm

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *harmaz.

Noun

*harm m

  1. pain, harm
Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *harm
Genitive *harmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *harm *harmō, *harmōs
Accusative *harm *harmā
Genitive *harmas *harmō
Dative *harmē *harmum
Instrumental *harmu *harmum
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 3

See *harmō.

Noun

*harm m

  1. Synonym of *harmō (weasel, stoat).
Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *harm
Genitive *harmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *harm *harmō, *harmōs
Accusative *harm *harmā
Genitive *harmas *harmō
Dative *harmē *harmum
Instrumental *harmu *harmum
Descendants