Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrūm

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

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *hrūmaz, an alteration of *hrīmaz (“hoarfrost”).

Noun

*hrūm m

  1. soot

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrūm
Genitive *hrūmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrūm *hrūmō, *hrūmōs
Accusative *hrūm *hrūmā
Genitive *hrūmas *hrūmō
Dative *hrūmē *hrūmum
Instrumental *hrūmu *hrūmum

Descendants

  • Old English: hrūm
  • Old Frisian: *hrūm
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: hrūmech, hrūmich
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