Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gramô

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

From *gramaz (angry), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be angry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑ.mɔːː/

Noun

*gramô m

  1. anger, wrath
  2. one who is angry, fiend, enemy

Declension

Declension of *gramô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gramô *gramaniz
vocative *gramô *gramaniz
accusative *gramanų *gramanunz
genitive *graminiz *gramanǫ̂
dative *gramini *gramammaz
instrumental *graminē *gramammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: grama, groma
  • Old Saxon: gramo (fiend, Devil)
    • Middle Low German: gram (anger, grief, bitterness, indignation, hostility)
    • Middle Low German: grāmich
    • Middle Low German: grāmen, grammen
  • Old High German: *gramo
  • Gothic: *𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰 (*grama)
    • Vulgar Latin: *gramo