Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Grīmaz

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 related to *grimmaz (“fierce”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to thunder”).

Gottschald identifies it with *grīmô (“mask”)[1]

Proper noun

*Grīmaz m

  1. a male given name
  2. a name for *Wōdanaz

Inflection

Declension of *Grīmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular
nominative *Grīmaz
vocative *Grīm
accusative *Grīmą
genitive *Grīmas, *Grīmis
dative *Grīmai
instrumental *Grīmō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *Grīm
    • Old English: *Grīm[2]
  • Old Norse: Grímr

References

  1. ^ Max Gottschald (1952) [1932] Deutsche Namenkunde‎[1] (in German), 5th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, published 2010, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 30: “e) Der Mann als Maskenträger, was natürlich unmittelbar an kultisches Brauchtum erinnert oder auch an kriegerische Verkleidung oder Bemalung: Isen/grim (ze.gnm ,Maske'); ... ― The man as a mask wearer, which of course immediately recalls cultic customs or even warlike disguise or painting: Isen/grim (ze.gnm 'mask'); ...”
  2. ^ Etymological evidence such as Grīmesdīc. Do note that this may also derive from an Old Norse name instead of a hypothetical Old English one.
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