Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rām

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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

From Proto-Germanic *rēmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁-mó-s, from *h₂reh₁- (to think; to arrange) +‎ *-mós.

Noun

*rām m

  1. goal, aim

Declension

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *rām
Genitive *rāmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *rām *rāmō, *rāmōs
Accusative *rām *rāmā
Genitive *rāmas *rāmō
Dative *rāmē *rāmum
Instrumental *rāmu *rāmum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *rōm
  • Old Dutch: *rām
  • Old High German: rām
    • Middle High German: rām