Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grimmiþō

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 *grimmaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrim.mi.θɔː/

Noun

*grimmiþō f

  1. grimness, fierceness

Inflection

Declension of *grimmiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *grimmiþō *grimmiþôz
vocative *grimmiþō *grimmiþôz
accusative *grimmiþǭ *grimmiþōz
genitive *grimmiþōz *grimmiþǫ̂
dative *grimmiþōi *grimmiþōmaz
instrumental *grimmiþō *grimmiþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *grimmiþu
    • Old High German: grimmida
  • Old Norse: grimmd, grimd
  • >? Gothic: *𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*grimmiþa)

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “131”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language]‎[1] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI
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